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

for the 20th of August Conventlon aro sdopted 88 the basis of a call In Noblo Gounty, Tnd, —Tho Mnoomb (II) Journal, a Ropublican paper odlted by Bonator 11, R, 1lawmpto, notes that tho enll for the 20th of Augubi,Convention * meots with a hearty rosponso feom most of tho m;mocrntln vapera of Lhe State,” aud says 1 hora I8 ona thing obvious, the Domo (= o8 desparato, oflort to resriubn Dot ey ok only iy this, but throughout all the Slatos of 1ho Union, . . . It would bo woll, ovou now, for the 3.‘5!1:“.‘{!;“‘;1.0""1'11’:3 110‘1\‘: flvor tho past_and cacefully als aud Fowerti urly hanatranded. - 1o "ok Hhat ougo —Nover wero the prospects botter than thoy now aro for carrying tho Stato thia fall, If o wivo polloy and o liberal platform are ndopted in the 20th of August Convention. Tho Stato Contral Committee Lios struck tho propor koy aud should bo indorsed, A stroug offort is being mado in Bomo fiunflum to modify the lino of policy ns in- dicatod by tho Commitice in the call. Wo oarn- estly hopo no moditication will bo made, ot lenst pot such as somo misguided frionds are propos- ing, The war that {s belng made upon thio Com- mitteos comes malnly from outsiders, who would confor a lusting favor if thov would but attend to their own affairy and lot the Demooracy of Ii~ linois alone, Wehope to sco n platform adopt- ed by tio State Couvention that will embracotio principles set forth by tho Committeo. With stich a platform wo can go into the fail campaiyn with the agsurance that puccoes must tollow,— Edwardsville (14.) Intelligencer, —Tho platform, as outlinod 1 tha call of the 26th of August Convontion, is cortainly a good one ; in fact, ns good a8 by tho Convention fiself it poesibly could vo made; and, what is more, tho ouly one on which the Dumocracy, aided by the vatious opposition clomonts, can ronsonably hopo for succoss ovor tho 50,000 Ropublican ma- Jurity In tho Biate to bo overcomo at the onsting olection. . . . Wo do not understand that tilo solicitation of theso men to participato in tho Demiocrntic Convention” conditions tho salo and doliveranco of tho Domocratio party into the hnuds of tho onomy, or that the call is intonded tomakoitn *tail'to tho Goro aud Etter kite.” 1f wo did so understand and apprehiond, we would opposo tho * omulbus " call s much s our cotampornries do; for wo too want a puroly Democratio platform, and honest Democraty for our candidates, But what we do waut wora than theae, Is a spocdyond to the presont ora of olticlul ‘sortuplion,.—Egingham (IiL.) Democrat, —Goro and Ettor eanuot Us sugar-conted thick onough to bo acceptable to Southern Ilii- nois Domoerata. Wo won't suppert such men, aud demand that the Etata Convention nomiunto a Atraight Democratie tickot aud adopt a plat- form gt Democrats all over the Stato can sub- geribo to, . . , When our dolegatos reach Springfiold wo wish thom to distmetly wnder- eland that they aro instructed to vote fora straight Domocratio ticket; and, if thoy can't get that, to withdraw from tho ‘Couvention.— Uumberland County (11l.) Democrat. —It would bo intcresting to know how many +Democratd 1 tho county would utterly refusa to Vote at ll iu casa only Hopublican and Indepond- ent tickets wera in the fold. Wo sro fitmly conviacod that 2,600 Domocrats in Fulton would mevor go to the election! " We have canvassod tho mattor well, aud know positively that not half our Domocrats could under any circum- Btances be got to voto atything bosido a traight Domoeratic tickot,—Lewistown (11l.) Demoeral. —Wo are for hard movoey,—tho Democraiio party lu for hurd money, Aud wo want It just 84 800n 8 tho intorests of the couutry will per- mit; gud that is tho attitudo of tho Domocratic paety on tht question.—Canion (Z1) Ledger. _ —Constitutional currency, freo irado, Sintes rights, and persooal libortv,—that is the Demo- critic platform, Whers 18 tho man of liberal ;’u_nm who eannot subseribo to it ?—0Oley (Il.) inics, —Col, Tichardson's unaccountablo spasm of avpasition ta e call for a Stuto Conveution isa source of gront astoniuhimont_nnd rogrot to all his old Detnocratio friouds. 8o far a8 wo _have ct lenrned, thore is uothing of & personal am- bition at the bottom of bis sinpular course. It iy probablo the old veteran regards tho Pendle- tunian doctrine 8 you nl‘:plicu\zlo to our limos and the nancial necessitics of tho country,—a fullacy quite clearly proven in recent discudsions of tho subject.—Carthuge (LIL) Republican— Democratic. B ~—Iiscussing the vagarics of these war-horsos [Rictardson, ot al.], who are unhappy bucsuse thoy va not consultod; who waut muro cotnter- foit money and no dobts paid, und reforring o Unclo Jo Ledlie’s call, o particulnrly attentive Grangor was asked what he ihought of it. Pon- deriug a moment, ho roplied ¢ * It rominds mo of one ot my cows. Sheraises her tail higher, bollows and paws tho ground, and males more volse than any uther eritter on tho faru, and sho gives leas i . . o Let tho war-hcrses go—tho Deoplo have no furthor use for such men, Tho ‘Convention of Aug. 26 ought to unite oll the peoplo of 1llinols, irrespective of formor paity atiilintions, who do not wear Grant’s brass collar. —Zlock Island (JU.) Argus. ~Whatevor may be the nction of other parties in the coming campaign, tho Indepondent e~ {furm parly can neither offor or accopt any com- pomine. ~ Thore aro alroady threo tickets in the c1d, with tho immedinto prospect of a fourth, Lot us bring out our best moen,—thoso who, if oleeted, will never betray our trust, aud who can, atand a dofeut without winking ; let it be under- stood that wé stand by our priuciples aud wo cexpect them to win ; if not this year or the next, 8u much tho worss for the tax-ridden, monopoly- cursed people, but no worse for ourselves than for others, and wo aro sure of winmng the fight guoner or later,—@alena (1il.) Indush-ial Press. —Just hero it may bo proper to espress our ‘bolief that the Indepoudent party cnonot form an allisnce with oithier of tho old partics without stultifying iteolf and making. its profoswions of reform and houesty a wore by-word, and render- ing the movement utlerly unworthy of rospact ; aud if an sllinneo with eithor tho Democratic or Republican partics should be eought asud ac- complished, thero would bo most spcedy disso- lution of the party—its intosral uuits soeking refuge in the camps thoy bave deserted.— Carlylo (2i.) Union Banner, —We personully stood by the Republican party ns loug 08 wo could. Wo hurrahed for Lincoln, wo voted for Grant, and uied to convince our- gelves that tho parly was still able to carry re- form in its own ranks, Wo loft it_sorrawingly, beesuso we saw in it no hope for the future, no prospect of over maling that party again the patty of truth and Lonor, [t sunk into the handy 0f monopohsts, aristocrats, and thieves, and wo bado 1t farewell, Weo do not promise for the In. dependent party a speedy end overwhelming victory. Itbhasyeta record to mako, It must ot Lo built u}) bofora it can bocomo & national party, snd that it willdo in the cominiz two yeats. In this county onll in this Btato it Lins nade a good record, and wo confidently hope to carry the county and district by a large majority, 11 we do not, we shall not losa courage, hut fight tho good fight of faith,— Watseks (4lt.) Times. —_—— THE WEATHER. Wasmxator, D, 0,, Aag. 16.—Probabilities— Qvor the Lako regions, falling baromotes, rising temperature, southesst to mouthwest winds, pattly cloudy weather, and over the Uppor Lako yegion, occasionsl rain arcas. Over the Upper Misinsappi and Lower Miselasippi Valloys, and the Northweat, winds veering to wost and noith, pattly eloudy weathor, aud occasional rain areas, foilowed by rising barowmotor and fulling tem- porature, ¢ LOOAL OBSERVATIONS, CHI10AG H £ Tiour of ob-| 5 | 3 1 & |Direction and] wervution. | § | § | & {oree of wind. Wradther; o o |60 80 | 48 8 | 49 0 | 89 0,98} 70 | 52 |S., fresh,, Maximum thermomater, 85, thermomoter, 62, QENERAL OLSERVATIONS, Un1cAGo, Aug, 17—1 8, m, Wind, jlwin] Weather, Minimum Htaton, llur.l'l’ln' Breckenr'ge 20, 09) T 10.04| Gbs,, 1 6|4 geut o, Yscumba. 08, W, frol 1. Gibson, [2 84 I, fiesh, Kookuk, 08, "L, £ LuCrosso Leavenw Barquette, Milwaukoo . —1i Boston thiy yenr thera aro 2,960 plocos of nento pub up jor wale tor unpaid (axed, Tast veas thoro wore 2031 prupertien ooudeinn- ed wnd #old for thiy delinguency,so thab thin soas- 0 e wee 310 mcro, whilst tho nyze of thom Is gonorally lurgor aud the sgyrugato dolinquenoy cousltlerably gronter thun Just year, The fonton newnpupers say that the dallness ol Lusincs &nd the oxcesrive kpaoniation in real ostaie are tho tauguns of thiv Jucruso, FOREIGN. The Bonapartist Candidate Successful in an Eicction to the Assembly. Important Meeting of the Adherents of the Bonapartist Dynasty. Bradlaugh Addresses Fifty Thousand Miners in England. Great Fome-Rulo Demonstra- tions in Scotlund, PR ey FRANCE, PAnis, Aug. 16.—An election to fill a vacanoy in tho Assombly was held in the Departuont of Calvados to-day. Partial roturns indicato the success of the Ropublican cundidato by the following voto: Aubert, Nopublican, 4,700; Dolaunny, Bounpartist, 2,164; Fontelle, Logiti- mist, 1,60%. Count Jarnac has beon appointed Ambasgador of_France to the Court of St. Jamos, M. da Forsnde Laroquotte, au ominont statos- mau, died to-day, nged bi. Tho Colugue Gazelle publishes a lotter from Mino. Bazaing to Minister Chaband Latour, in whieh that lady doclnres that the fiest account of tho Marshal's escape wns subatantially true. Sho says that sho plannod the affair borsolf, aud had no accomplico oxcopt ono of hor ralatives. Pamis, Aug. 17.—Presidont MacMaboulort Puria Iast night ou o tour through Brittany. Complete returns from Culvados show that the Bouapartiut candidate for the Assombly wan olacted, baving recoivod 20,000 voics, tho Ho- Eubl(cm candidato 16,000, and the Logitimist 000 LoNpox, A“E' 17.—Tho Daily News enys that Marghal Dazaino has armved ab Spa, and M. Rouber haa gono to Chalean d'Arenoaberg to consult with the Empress Eugonio, g GREAT BRITAIN. [Herald Speeiat) Loxvow, Aug. 16.—Fifty thousand mincrs as sombled vestorday on Durham race-course, and wera addressed by Bradlaugh, MeDonald, and Lloyd Jouas. Loxvox, Auvg. 16.—The King of Denmark Thias arrived at L.eith, from Tcolutd. Loxpox, Aug, 16.—Au immense Home-Rule demonstration tcok placo at Ginsgow to-duy. Tho procession was a milein leugth apd 20,000 porsons attended the mass-meoting. An equally cxtonsive mooting was bold in Dungunuon to- day, Q.oNvox, Aug. 15.—Daso-bail—Bostons, 19; Athletics, 8, — SPAIN. Loxpoy, Aug. 17.—Tho Standard's special from Madrid reports that theRepublican Genoral Blanco Las relieved Vittorin, o captured twenty cannon and sevaral convoys from tho Carlists, who retired to Estelln. Gon, Zaballn bas been recalled from tho fleld to Madrid, THE NORTIHWESTERN STATES, News IKtoms Tolegraphed to The Chicago Tribune. ILLINOIS, At or about half-past 120'clock Suturday night, a firc mystoriously broke out in BSamuel Mazo's lumber-yurd, in Peru, and, in spito of the com- bined offorts of the Peruand La Satle ire Do- partmouts, destroyed between 4,000 and 5,000 worth of lumber ; no insurance. —'ha erops in Macoupin County and the adjoin- ing countics are looling splendid. The corn crop will bo excollent and will yield from 50 to 60 bushels per acre. ‘Pho crop of wheat, which i8 now being threshod, is good, and will aveingo tram 16 to 21 bushels per acro, Licenco to orgauizo the Clieago Magazine Company was granted oo Saturday, Capital stock, 50,000, Cortiticate of orgamzation was also grantad Lo the Bultion Silver Miniug Comwm- pany. Capital, 1,000,000, —The caval-boat Clarriet, which was sunk suddenly in the stoamboat busin in LaSalle, early last Mav, wag raised on Saturdny and taken to tho dry-dock at Poru for examination and ro- pairs, by order of the insnrance ngent, 8bo was found much tujured. Lor cargo of pig-ivon was removed lust June. "I‘HE‘CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDA‘Y' AUGUST 17, 1874, —Turney Smith, aged 0 vonrs, son of J. Bmith, o conl-ehaft man at LaSalle, mat bis death on Snturday oveniug. Ilo was playing in a wmarble- shop, whou o tombstone foll on his Lead, cous- ing nstant deuth, —A young man uamed Edward G, Balchelder, a clerkf in S.obbing' drug-store, in Uppor Alton, while liftiug o heavy can of conl oi&, abont 10 o'clack on Friday lant, ruptured a blood-vessel, A physician was called, but the injury produced porelysis of tho heart, and hodied m o fow hourd. —David Forman, living near Bloomington, was thrown from Lis wagan by & 1unaway tean Sat- ur(lfiy aud wus budly injured. One log was roken. oo, Michael Manley, about 20 yoars of age, was frighstully mangiad whilo coupliug cais at tho Uuion Depot in Dayton on Satutday mnorniug, surviving his ibjurios abont ouo hout. —1ho trial of James W. Taylor, of Xenin, on n charge of shootiog Miss Murkloy, took place on Saturday beforo Lsq. Laoufo, at Yellow Bprings. A8 no ovidouce appeared aguiust hun, ho was released. —a8 W. H. Auklin, who has charge of the Noff House property at Yellow Springs, was en- tm'iuzf s stable on Suturdny morning, he was struck on tho hioad Ly a concealed poreon, reu- dering bim 1nsousiblo for o tune. Tho assoult- ing party escaped. —Yostersy morning, at & little pnst 1 o’clock, the incendinry who has onorated o oxtenwvely on the enst ¢ido of the river at Bourh Bend sot flre to o trnme barn in tho centro of o business block on the west kide, compietoly destroying it with an_ico-house adjoining, and endangering the busiucss-surroundings, A horse and car- riage wore covsumed. Thero 1s no insurance; loss nbout $600. INDIANA. A man named Caspor Aunacher, living near ‘Wallon, had some damestic trouble, which caused soparailon from his wifo about three woolts go. On Baturdny ho quarroled with his oldest dangh~ ter, sud got o augry as to throw a piece of iron, about 12 juches long, at her. The iron missed tho girl, but struck another ehild of hiw, ubout 2 yeats old, crushing through tho skull, and re- sulting in doath in o shoit timo, Baturday ovoning, a youug gentleman namod TLamp was riding with Mies Leech, o short dis- tanco above Stoubonvillo. ‘Fho horso bocsmo {rightened ot & train of cars upon the tragk, und tho enginoer was uunblo to stop in time fo pro- vout tho collision. 'The lady was fatally injured, tho horso killed, and tho buggy domolished, but the gentleman ceeaped unburt. —W. B. lopkins, Superiatendent of Public Tnstruction, died at his residence in Kokomo at 11 o'clock yestorday cvening, MIOHIGAN, Taulino Cbrist, wifo of Dr, Christ, of Grand Tavids, committed suicido on Bunday by swallow- ing steyolnina, Sha loft a lotter wtating thut sha wun tired of lifo. No othor cause was bo assign- ed for tho doed. —John T, Llols, of Tonesville, has flled a letter i tho oflice of the Secretary of Btate, compluin- ing that Mr, Lauman, in his * History of Michi- gan,” took from Dlow’ ** Michigun-Ciazgttoor,” Publishied I 1838, & groat portion of tho htatistle cal Information coutaiuned therein, without giv- ing the praper cradit thorefor. —T'ho roport of the Nlchigan Commissioner of Iusurance for 1873, relutive to life-insuranca compauios, is just out. At tho duto of the Inst roport, Aug, 12, 1878, thero woro forty-four life-in- suranco companies suthorized to do bunsiness in Michigan. Of these, soven have withdvawn from tho Stato, and no compauios luve beon edmitted during tho year. 'ho Commisalonor sava that in tho thir.cen years lagt past the poople of the State have paid_to lire-insurance companics (mostlv of othor Btates) §12,991,250.85, or near- Iy 1,000,000 u year, while tho companies have puld 'for dentli-lossos and clalms not F500,000 peryonr; oud ho alko says: * Livat, that, by reinkurances, 18 now practiced, grout wrong was dono to tho polloy-holders trunstorred, aud nlso to tho policy-holdors of the compauy recolving tho rranufor, Hocond, that whenever it became adyisublo for tho State to wind up a company, or doshable on the part of Lhe company ftuelt %o cloro busincay, the polioy-holdord slioutd ba permitted (o elect (runtocd fur the proper pro ratn Glatribution of the offects to the lwrul wwiiora of Lhe reservo.” —'hery wus an immonso erowd nt the Beventh- Day Adveatist Camp-sfacting at Lattlo Creok brbly 6,060 potkouy being prosont. doit af tho Goneral Uonference ny wight, Elder J. N, Andvews Gunosol Mlesionary to Burope, fiok 1:1}.057'3 3 was Bprelnto and 8 Tract and Mislonary Socloty for tho United States was fully organized, with tho fol. lowing olticors: I'remdont, Jamea White 3 Vico- Pronidont, Goorgo J. Butler ; ‘Lroasuror, Bonja- min_ Anton; Dusincss Awont and Hecrolary, 8. N. Ilankoll, Roports woro read of the following approximato statistics of the Goneral Confor- onco: Conforcnces, 18¢ churchos, 300: orduin- cd miniators, 76 ; llconllnm», 60 ; momborahip, 85,000 { amount plnde{:ed to the Bystematio Bouo- voleuce Fuud, §40,000, WISCONBIX, Saturday night a tire, said to have caught from a candlo in tho hay, broke out in a lnrgo_barn of the Jaquish 1louso, near tho Boldlors' Ovphans' Tlomo, in Madison, Tho bara was goon con- numed, and also the frame part of tho Jaquish ITause, tho brick portion boing eaved. Charles Diederstadt's storo, into which Martin Joachim had just moved n stock of grocerics, waa alo burned. The firomen provented furihor destrig. tion, The loss will aggrogute about 36,500, nearly covered b{ ivsurines, most of the con-’| tonts'of the bulldings bolug eaved, This was the Nrat fire there for many months. —Qov, Taylor, Mr. Sloan, Ausistant Attornoy- Ganeral, sud the State Goologiat, Mr. Lapaam, racently left Madison to wo to Suporior, to look into hrrbor matlers, undor a rosolution of the Inst Loplslaturo requesting the CGovetnor to tako measures to rvert the injury to tho Bunori- or harbor from tho canal and tho dvko construct- od, and to restoro tho harbor to its natural can- ditlon, A conference with Gov. Davig, of Min- uesots, is oxpacted, In order that, if possiblo, BOMIO. BEranqoment uay po aado” atiafactory both to Superior and Duluth. —It appoars likoely that there will bo trouble abont the State printing. Mv, Dollius hay signi- 1 brokon up by POLITICAL. A Reign of Terror in Georgetown County, South Carolina, ludge E. R. Hoar's Letter Declining a Renomination to Congress. Miscellaneous Political News. Contest fictwaeon Two Nogro Factions in South Carolinae OnanestoN, 8. C, Aug. 106.—Goorgotown County, in this Btate, i8 tho sconcof a dangeroua contost boiwean tho nogro factidns led rospect- ivoly by Bowloy and Jones, negro membors of tho Logislaturs, oach of whom ueoks to control tho county, in which the negroos havoe n largo majority. A Dowloy meating on Wednesday was the Jones faction and vno colored bystandor dangorously wounded. Itunners wore' sout out and nrmed, Jones' nogracs poured nto town during the nignt, Somo of thom, noxt morning, attompted to kill DBowley, and ot midnight on Thursdaey thoro was hoavy firing, whioh way found to bo an attack on tho houso of Jones, who was_slightly wonnded. flad hiy rondinoss to make a contract, and Secre-, tary Doyle has been up into Dodge County, whoro Bolling lives, and Atty-Gon. Sloan, who Is ill at home, has drawn up tho papors, so that tho honds nre all vight, ote, ~ Monutune, Mr. Sholes Lias apolied for an injunction against completin, tho contract with Dollins, and litigation ane claims for damagea probably will follow. 10WA, 0. Mondenhall, of Towa City, whilo tryine to ‘board a maving train at_Boton, on Saturday, fell, and had his foob so badly erushod that smputa~ tion was necenssnry. AGRICULTURAL. The Coming Fair of tho Scott County (Xma) Azrscultural Sociotye Special Dispateh to The Chicado ‘Tribune, Davesvont, In, Aug. 15,.—The twenty-first annnal falr of tho Beott County Agricultural Socioty, to bo held in thie eity Sopt. 7 to 11, will Lo tho grandest exhibition n evory deprrtmont over known ginca its formation. Thirtoen thou- sand dollars aro offered in promiums, aud open to the world. The seversl dopartiments are alrendy crowded with numerous outries iu overy class, " Bomo of the most noted flyors in tho Unioa aro on tho books ; also tho most noted hords: in New York, Ouio, Koutuoky Illinels, Mssonri, and-Southern Towa are onrolled. Groab and_matorial chauges aro alroady In progross at the grounds. The several buildings ae be- ing improved, and somo of them oulargoed. The art and floal halls aro * undergoing a change of arrangement which will greatly pleaso oxhibitors, aud herotofore they have boeu voted a8 the 1inest buildings in"tho West for the purpose, Additions are being mado to the caztle-sheds and sheep and swine etalls, Tho poultry-house, tho most extonsive yot built west of Olio, must bo leugthened, und there Is gonoral repairing aud fitting-up of all other dopartments, Arrange- ments huve been porfectad for tho botter accom- modation of visitors from abroad. Trains will ho run on tho Davenport & St. Paal Railroad, 50 a3 to givo peoplo on tho Hno o chinnca to spond tho day at the fair and return in tho ovonivg; Lranol traing arnving - at 9, and tho main line ut 10:10 0. . ; both vofirniog ot 6:00 p. w. Tha Chicago, Ttock Island & Paoifia -will Tun_ trains eant, west, and southweat for thoe same purgose, and the Ruckford, Rock Islaud & St. Lonis an Westorn Unfon Jionds will do_likewiso. Tho Hocioty will, as for yoars horetofors, payin full overy premium. CASUALTIES. Drowned. Hannissorg, Pa., Aug. 16.—Col. 8. B, {Fisher and son, of Cinciunnti, who wore on ronto to Havroe de Grace hy wator, having embarked in o gmall iron boat, at Elmira, N. Y., whilo passjng through Conowsgo Rtapids, abous 14 miles bolow Harrisburg, on Friday aftornoon, wore drowned. Tho body of the father was found helow the rapids to-day and is in chargo of n rolativo at \'ux:]k, Pa. 'That of tho sou bus not been recov- ored. Lato indicotions aro that Col. Tisher was Kilied ingcantly by o blow on tho head, and 1t is suppozed that ho attomptod to boat over tlie fnils. 1lo was 42 years old, and bas beow horo about twenty years, In 1869 he wap appointed Commisrionor of Patents, and resigned aftor two yosrs' sorvice. 1o was an ominent lawyer in natent cases, avd o man whose high mental oudowments and professional ability were ouly exeolicd by his suporior morst aud sound por- sunal qualities. e i RAILROAD NEWS. 10WA RATLROAD COSMISSIONERS. The absenco of the Iows linilroad Commis- eloners from the Convoution of Railroad Com- esioners held at Dubuque three or four duys ngo, hag boen commented upon by nearly ail tae papers in tho West, and variousreasons woro nagigned for their non-attendance, Some ron- voned that Iown was sick of tho lnw, and would Dave notbivg more to do with it, whilo athers thought tho Comwissioners remainoed ut home, woo bnving bad enough time to get fally ac- quainted with tho workings of the now luw, and wore, tharefcre, not ablo to tako purt in ' dis- cugsion 8 to what was bost to bo dono to obtain unnninity between the Commissioners of the vavious States ; still othes inmsted that vory serions ditlleattios had wrisen botween tho varicus Commisciopers, aud that, therefore, they remained away. BDut someliow or otbor 1o ono has ag yot bit tho mark. Thero ju good ronson for saying that the utmost harmony and uoammity exists botween the Conmmissionora of Town and thoso that were nssomblad in Conven- tion, The Iown Commissioners would have been in attendanco had they been in oxistonce, but as et nons bave been appointed, While tho Log- Lituros of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesots provided for tho appointment of Commissoners to estubli~h reasvnablo maximum rates for the yoads runuing through thoso States, tho Log-~ isintura of lown has lakes this duty upou itself sud pravided rates for tho goverument.of its railvonds, 1t tho various States mean to onforco theso 1aws, they must soe (hat thoy aro mnda to linr- mouize with each othor, As 1t {8 at presont oach State has u different law, tho provisions of waich, in many instunces, are entirely antngo- niszic to onch other, and, assovoral of onr ronds— g8, for oxample, the Chicago & Northwestern snd the Chicugo, Milwankeo & St. Paul Ruil~ roads—run through three and four States, they are amenable to all theko laws, and by oboying ono will brenk tho other, o overcomo theso difliculties, the Commissioners bave wmet, and for this rensou have they appoiuted Committeos to recounuend propor remedios. RECOVENING BUIACRIPTIONS. Lnst wintor the Green Bay & Minnesots Rail- rond Company brought suus aguinst the Hun, Tuomas Simpson for p:n{mn‘nt of his subsorip- tion of $1,U00 toward the bouus of somo $35,« 000 rmised by private subseribers for tha Gieon Bay Road. "Ll caso camo boforo tho United States Circuit Court at St. Paul, Judze Millor prosiding, and the domurrer of tho defondaut was overrulod, Lncouraged, doubtless, by thiy decision, the Tiailrond Company declded to iy it ou some of the otlior subsenibers, and aceord- ingely hus fled tho nocessury I‘mpurn for tho ro- govery of the followiug subseriptions: V, SInp- won, $2,000; J. Koudsll, 1,000; O.Lrovst, 81,0003 R, D. Cone, &,000; C. il. Berry, $500; N. I, Hiibert, 35005 Laird, Norton & Co &G600; Willlam Garloek, ®500; 11, D, Mors W i £5003 Curtig & Blake, 26005 Cummings & Vi #6003 H. U, White, §600; 1. T. Mucw, $500; Vortou & 1Tumilton, £500; . Lohu, $500; L. K. Drew, €600 ; Doud & Son, §500, b Tho list includes about sl the heaviest sub- geribors, but there arn nearly 400 others, whoso subsoriptions vury in amount from §6 to §200 and §300, e THE REFORMED EPISCOPALIANS. Orrawa, Can., Aug, 16,—Bishop Cheney, of tho MNeformod Iipiscopal Churcly, Chicago, preached to o lurge congregution thls morn [ aud ovening, In the afturucon ho performed the rito of confirmation in St. Androw's Church, —— SOLDIERS' REUNIONS. Covuxmos, 0., Ang, 10--Gou, Shetman writcy fromn Washington tiiat he will witend tho Hol diera’ Iteunion at Culdwoll, Sept, 16, amd from there will como Lo thin city to attend tho re- union of the Aty ol the Cumberland, ——— NATIONAL SCHUETZENFEST. Barrone, Aug. 16,—largesdologations, rep- rousmting valous Boauotzou Boolutiou, arrived to-day from Chivaga, 8t, Lonw, and Milwaukeo, to attend the giaud National Hohuotzon Fostival whioh cowmencoy In this clty to-moirows fomo othor elight cnsualtios occurrod., On Y'riday Bowloy's house was attacked, and Bowley, to savo .his lifo, surrondored to iho BhorifT and {6 in jail. On Saturdny, at noon, the axcitemaont way ;xtill intonse, and’tho town wan filted with armod nogrocs. Nomo but Radicals are in the riot, The white citizons aro alarmed Jost nomo cargloss word or act should cause an attnck on them, whioh they havo no moous of mooling, TheFirst town Congrossionnl District, Spectal Correspondence of ‘T'ha Chicaao Teibuns. Fonr MavisoN, Is, Aug. 15.—Tho MeOrary and Van Valkonborg foctions are very bitter towards each other in Loe County, and noither are disposed to yleld an inoh. Is hns bocomo nocoseary to call a new convention to sclect deleyates to tho Congrossional Convontion to bo Liold ot Burlington on Tucuday, Sopt, 1, owing to Mr. MeCrary'n declimng hia rouomination st Fairfiold. The Contral Committeo met ut Keo- kuk on Fridav, but could not agreo, as somo were in favor of & mass-convention, aud othors in favor of o delegate-convention, nud wanted it called 50 ns to nominato candidates for tho county ofticos at the samo time. Thtoo of the Committee finally decised upon ealling o moss-convention to bo held at Don- netwon Auyg. 23, to - solact the. dola- gntos to tho Congrossional Convostion: Lut to this the Chairman, B. 8. Marriam, wonld not amx hig siguataro; and it is probablo that ho illcall & conveution st auother date. Dr. Angear presented the call to the Gala Cify (the londing Republican organ), accompanied with tho turoat that, if not publisbod, it would Lo given to tho Conslitution (Anti-douopolv organ). Tho Gale City did not publish the **cal),” hut camo out with an_editorial explaining why it did not do so. In iy apparent tuat the wccond con- tont among eandidates for nomivation will ho more bitter than tho fiist, and that there Iy o combination which is bound to beat VanValken- Lorg at all hazards, Congressional Nonuinations, FOUBTH OUMIO DISTRICT—PROMIBITION, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Darroy, 0., Aug. 15.—The Prohibitionist Congressional Convention met loro to-day and notminated the Rtev. James Cam pboll, of Olifton, Greane County, for Congross, o represent the Foarth District. Seventeen delegates and a fow friands of the causc were 1 atlondanve. TWENTIETH ONIO DISTRICT—PROIIDITON. CLevELAND, O., Aug. 15.—The Prolubitionists of this (Twentiech) Congrossiou:l District held o Convention horo to<lay and nominal . W, Godman, President of Baldwin Umversity, of Baras, for Congress, Resolutiors wora adopted condewning the liquor trallic, and tho lMcsuse clause in tho now Constitutioa. The Repudinting Soncbous, Specrad Dupateh to The Chicugyo iribune. Qurxey, IIL., Aug. 15.—A Whig roporter inter- viewed n number of prominont Domocrats fn tlris city to-day, with o view to ascerlaiuiug thelr operations concorning Joo Ledlio's couvention.. Gon, Singleton declared thas the convention of the 2Gth would not boe s Domoeratic conveution, and that he would hava nothing to do with it. Ho beliaves that the convention will split on the Tinancial question, and that if the Chicago plat~ form should be ndopted tho ticket nowinnted on it will bo badly beaton, . Col, Richardson still adhears with groat firm= ness to his vepudintion viaws, Ila declared hat o ticket nominated on the Chicago platform will bo delvated by 50,000 votes. M. Hope 8, Davis is_of tho opinion that, shonld tho Convention of the 26th nei upon the advico of tho Zanes, aud drop tbe unwo De- mocracy, that tho Democratie porly will ropudi- ato its action. Tuo Chicngo platform ha pro- uounced o fruud npon the Damocraey of LHmois, It Is now understood that Ledlie's Convontion will meot aud ndjourn tili after MecCormick's Convenlion hag bLeen hold. Tha Jocal political pot is just now in an active state of obullition. Western Conuty Conve tiosise MOROAN COUNTY, ILu—INDZREI iDENT. Spesial Diapuleh to Fhe Chicugo 'l 'ribune, JacksoNviLug, I, Aug. 16,—A :mass County Convontion of the Indepondont H.eform parly was held this afternoon to nowinay 3 delogates to tho Congressionai District Convonti on at Soring- ficld, Sopt. 1. Ouly twenty-two persons were prosont, although the town was frul of farmors on Saturdny. Jobn Pficl was clect ed Chairman, and W. IL. Roo Becrotary, Tha fc Howing dele- gates woro choson: Goorgo Jamasaa, N. 8, Guu- nells, William Patterson, Adam ¥ utcher, 0. O. Coultas, James L. Wyatt, Prof. J. B, Turnor made a epe ech, in which he #uid thut all the metrapolist v papors, and vostly sl tho others, oro opposcd to tho farmers, and Awpporting * the bavk and railroad intoreat. Thoy are all Aold out to the monoy intorest thathas buried our farms under moitgagos #o d vep that thoy ca nover bo resurrcotad. Thoy do not intend to have the matter {n which wo are iuteresied brought into Congress. Tlm{ aro trying to divors poople's aftention from thoy ralroud quos~ tion, The 1mlronds nre ungaged o a geoul con- ;spil‘l:{lv against us, and tho papel B 8re suppork- g them, fi‘hn Convention dispersed abot it the closs of the sposel, ‘Tho candidatos chiefly talked 0. for Congress are Prof. 'Purner, Newton Clovid, of Morgan County, and Milton . Iugus, Domoerat, of Seott County, Willinm IT. Barne s, Dowocrat, of Jacksonvillo, is also figuring, A primary meoting was bold tlels aftarnaon to olect dologitos to tho Dimoorutic County Con- veutiou, which moots ou Blonday, snd will chooio dolepatos o tho Btata Conventivu, Aus. 46, The Iudependent Rotlorm Convoudion to nominate county officorn nnd mombers of tho Logislaturd, is called for Ang. 20, RICHLAND COUNTY, ILL.—DESOCRATIC Suectal Dispateh tr 1he Chicano & touiey oz, L., Aug 16,—Tho Domog:moy of Rich- land County wmob at Olnoy yestordny, and np- poluted deloguton to the Stado nad Congression- al Convontions, sud udopted resoiutions fudards ing tho notion of tho Demoyratio Stato Central Committeo, WAYNE: COUNTY, IL Fawrreon, L, Aug, ‘o VW/uyne County Domeerats mot ot Usirtlold to-day, to sotuet delopates for tho State, Ninete enth Cougies- nionsl, and tho Forty-fourth L egislative Divw tricb Couvontions, Bpooches -were wmado by W ushond, of Bhawnset own, aud Fu M. Youngblood, of Bouton. Tho following dole- Raten woro nelected : Tor the 8 tato Convoulion —1, . Yanuy, J, L. Tandly, 11 T, Forbes, T, L. Coopor, G, O. Bogys, I ]2 Rivard, W. 13, limlon, . For tho Ninstoont] 1 Congressionul Dmstiict Couvention—3, W, ¥ ‘erivoono, J. O. Aloramdor, N. N, Borali, J, A, X foltit, John Hpar, Alegauder Funkhsuser, L, D . Dounett, J. I, Da'es. I'or tho Lorty-fourth Logislatve Dis- trict Convontion—Jnnes Lorin s, AL M, Sehmn- Lorg, Joln Llaok, \W. Keunwdy Henry Worloy, Stephon Btine, and Goorgn Bes (1, Fho Congrose sfonal Convention will be held at MoLouusboro ou tho 20th inat, 1310(RATIO PULAGKE COUNTY, TND.~ REPUBLIOAY, sueclad Dinwikeh o 1'ha €3 gago 1'vibu WiNadtac, ind, Aug, 16.—7 ¢ho Ropublicans iu Wuok-Convontion to-day =y vda tho fullowing nommations for connty olfice ras ‘W'roaswrer, O, 10 I, Howurd 3 Sherlif, 201 sort Tleters ; Sur- voyor, Qoerge W, Byers § ke nl Eanto Appralser, William 3L, Mattoy; Coa ymissionors, I G. Campboll, Willimn Agnow., , T'ho Nopresoutatlye DisAs ,of, belng Demoaratio Ty 600 votes, tho Convention to-day rerolvod that thoy would support any honost, compaient mun for Joint Ttepresentativo in tho Loglslature for tha distrlet composed of tho Counties of Fulton, Tulaskl, and Starke, regardion of past party aniliations, and recommend tho holdinz of n Tooplo’s Convention, at such datoas may be fixou by tho countlos, to placo in nomiunifon such caudidato. i NILLSDALE COUNTY, MIUNL.—REPDDLIOAN, Snecial Dinpatch to 4 he Chicago T'rsbune, TrLrspaLE, Mioh., Aug. 16,—At tho Hillsdalo County neplllmcml nvontion, hold at Iillsdaio to-dny, o eleot dolegates to the Btato aud Cou- grexsional Convoutlons, a full ot of delogatey Tnvorablo to the renomiuation of Ifonry Wal. dron, for Congross, woio clected, and resolu- tlons indorsing his courso, and instructing the dologntes to voto for his reuomination, wore unanimoualy adopted. LEP GOUNTY, TLL.~—ANTI-MONOPOLY. Spectal Diemteh to The Chicago Teioune, Fourt Mavisox, In., Aug 16.—Tho Loc County Auti-Monopoly:Convention was licld at Qlinslos- ton to-dny, and nominated candidates for tho following county ofticos: Yor Clork, W. I\ Btuub, of Fort Madlson ; for Ttecordory 1lonry Banks, of Vun Duren Township ; aud for Supu visor, J. P, Hornish, of Keokuk. WAYNE COUNTY, IND,—REPULICAN, et Lapaleh (o L'he Cideago Tribune, Ticuxoxp, Ind., Aug. 16.—Tho Ropublican Convoution for thio nominalion of conuty oflicers, which came off here to-day, wus tho most ox- citing aud hotly-contested aver known in Wayno County, Nineteeu hundred and ninoby- sovon votos woro polled, but, a8 the candidates aro too numerous to mention, it {s impossible to glvo the ofticial vote. Tha whisky ring of this gity ployod & prominont part, but “it iy certnin that the Hon, Wiiliam Buxter, autbor of tho In- dinna Llemporaoco lnw, 18 nommnated for tho Sonate, ‘L' duy passed off quictly. JACKSON COUNTY, DEMOCRA (10, Specuat Dnavateh o 4'he Clacauo Tribune, Kassas Ciry, Mo, Aug, 16,—The Domocratio County Couvention was hold at Indopeudoucs, la.,to-day, and theresult shons a vary damaging prospect to the party on account of » night betweon tho ring manipulutora and tho outside oloment. This city ouly gat ono nowmiuco, thut of Corones. ‘Tho Congressionul candidate will probably not be sot np trom this county. T'ho cissntisfacsion is ‘B0 groat in tho Democratio ranks that uo succoss is hoped for by tho struight Dowmocrats, who seo mutters cleatly. — With thiy tuto of fectmg tho third porty industrials, aldod by Ropublican votes, will carsy che polls at tho alection, ALLEN COUNTY, IND.—REFOI. Special Dspateh to The Chicugo 4ribune, Tont WAxsg, Ind, Auvg, 16.—Pursusnt to call, tho Poopie’s County Convention met in Colorick's Opera-IIouso this aftorucon. 'The at- tondauce was large, iucludivg mony prominent Dowoerats, and tho praccedings onthusinstic, Tesolutions were ndopted favoring tuo bost moen for local oflices, regardicss of politics, aud tho nelection of eandidates by tho people, and not by Rings. A strong tickot was mado up, tho fol- lawing boing the principal nominoos : Seuator, 11, Lipas ; Roprosontutives, W. A. Kelsoy, T 3. Audrews; Criminal Judge, the oo, 1L Withors ; Clerk, Capt. 4. B, Wiite ; Trensuror, Jamos Stollwagon ; Auditor, T. W, Kulino ; Ite- ‘vordor, Liorin Smith ; Suonft, Col, 3. W. Whita- oy One of the candidatos for Roprosoutative is o prominent Granger. “Ilhe now movemont seema nopular, and creatos rome conafornation awmong the regular Domo- «rutio mom.nees. ELKITART 00UNTY, IND.~—PEOPLE'S RETORM. Spectal_ Uispateh o Fha Cmcaqo Tribiiuc, Qosuex, nd,, Aug. 1i.—At the Poople's Re- form Couvention of Elkhart County, held to- day, in Goshen, the follo'viug nominatious woro made: Yor Auditor, C. D. 1enkla ; ‘Trensurer, . 'l', Greon 3 Clerk, Owon Cofliu ; Sheriff, Sauuel . Miller ; Recorder, William 1. Miller; Jont Representalive, G. T, Barnoy; Surveyor, G, T Agor; Aswossor, I C. Beunuet; Corouner, J. awen; Ropresentativo, A, Asborn; Commis- moner, Jucob Nusbaam. ‘fhe Xown Anti~flonopolists, Specust Diapateh o Ihe Careaao Irbtiie. Drs Morses, In., Aug. 16,—Tho Anti-Monopo- liats of Des Moines will ratify tho nomwination of J.D. Whitman for Cougress nest Saturday, Aug. 22. Droparations are being mado for large meeting. ‘Tho nomination i raceived thraugbout the distriet with great favor. Letter from Judge FMoar Declining Renominaktion, 70 the Electors of the Seventh Congressional District of Mussachusells s As tho timo approachos to select your Repre- seutative in the nest Congress, 1 wish to inform sou that I decling to bo o caudidato for re-elec- dion, It is kuown to many of you that thoselec- tion of your Roprosentativoin tho prosont Con- sgress wis mado ngaingt my dosire, und scarcely with my consont, It was my intontion to Liold 1hio ofiico but for o eingle term, and uothing hay oeousred to cliauge this purposo. It ia not from any waut of apprecintion of the honor of represonting you that tho revolution i talon ; on tho contiary I am decply grateful for tho confidencs you have roposed in me, and have endesvored to ropay it Ly serving you to the bast of my ability.: There is no official position which scoms tomo moro bonorable, or which furaishes o fleld for groater public sorvicos, than that of n dircct roprescntativo of tho peoplo. Toor do I nsecnt to tho criticisms which with noro {lippancy then justica are so frequently Taado upon the dircot reprosencativa vody, ‘The fiouss whie ) ihove kuown cousistod, in a great proportion, of new membors ; it had to denl Avith vast interests ; with many questions unon which public opmion is much divided, and was too Jurgo for the rapid and casy dispatch of busi- nesa. 1t hns somotimes comad o bo timd, and 1o mistako popular clamar for the settled coyvic- {ions of thepeoplo. IiutI beliovoit on thewholo 10 havo beon o thoroushly boneet body, composed m tho mam of upright sud able” mon, who nrought the public wellare, were opposed to cor- rupt and morcenary sclienas, and frirly repre- sonled their consticuonts. A great deal of fuith- ful and unpretonding Iabor was done during tho sassion, in many branches of public busineds (of which ' tho 1ovision of tho luws of tho United States is an examplo), which at- wracts nono ofthe fattention given to mero politienl coutesta. Ira efforts to proniote ozonomy, retrenchmont, and reform, though orhinps o little indiscriminato, scomed to 1o to Eu piuceto, and Yrm!uuhvu of many good ro- sults, Dut cspeciolly geatifying was tho progress mado in osposing and bringing to nccount tho tribo of ofliccjobbers, cantraci-jobbors, in- formaers, moiety-men, and planderors of the Thrensury, whoso rule of condnet is briofly ex- prossed jn the phraso *to nike politics pay.” Thoir influence, and Lhat of their promotoers and allies, was obyiously and steadily dochuing through tho entiro session ; and their prospocts do mnot scem brucht for tho future, It haos boen a mntter of common observation that in no recent Congrosa Lins tha lobby had so little influenco or success; and I ¢an rocull no meas- ure which was carried, to which tho suspicion of m?x‘cunm’y or impropor support was ab- tachoil. But, by tho customs of the Houso, & leading place in Uiroctang its cotion can only bo gained y long continuous sorvice; or, in ‘oxceptional cases, by oratorical powers to which I can mako 10 proteugion. ‘Fhe habits of more than twonty yeurs of my life havo been fixed in o dilfoont and less turbutent flold of publio sorvice, and nre not rondily changed. May I oxpress tho hope that tho dlstrict will noleof, a8 my suceessor, the ablest man it can find at its command; not ono by whom the ofiico will bo bogged or bought, but one who, veoking only to maiutaiu the interosts and the lionor of tho Btato and the conntry, will sorve 10 cunso of honest,goyerument as fuithfully as 1 havo trfed to do, and more ofilviently. . E. R. Hoam Coxconn, Aug, 10, 1874 The Indopendent-itviormers of Lite Sulio Cotatye Correspondence of Plhe Chicago Tribune, Mexpors, 1, Aug, 14, —Tho LnSalle County Qontral Committes jof the Indopondent-Ruform puity huvo called on tho' logal votors of tho party to moet in thoir respoctivo towns on Hatur- duy, Hopt. 5, and appoint dologates to a con- vantion to bo hold at the Court-1Touso in Otin- wa, Hopt, 8, (o appoint delegatas to Congros- siona! Convontlon to be liold%at Morrls, Hopt. 10, and ulso to nominato ecaudiditen tor tho Loxi- Jature aud couuty ofticod. e —Qrn, John C. Breckinridge, of Koutuoky, s spanding the sumwmer witl his family ab tho Thowsmit slands, Ho i still in very poor houlth, sufforing with acute 1:;.a|||x:oxxln. —1lle churen-cditics _of the Congrerationul Hocloty W Warrom, L T, rovontly burned, wis Tusurod in tho Nowpors Cumpauy, Nowport, 1. 1., for 4,000, witk poumisslon to” nso oroiono or gas for Jighting. Ungoling gas wan used, which uxplodm&' and dostroyod the building, and tho Compaoy deolined to pay up. ARKANSAS. That Interview with Congress- man Ward. An Avkonsan's Reply to His Al- loged Statoments, Lotter from Mr. Ward Showing {hat tho Report of the Inlerview Was Both TIncorrect and Garbled. T the Editor of The Chicagio Tribune : 8mm: Pormit me, on behalf of the 83,000 voters of the Stato of Arkansas, tossy nword touching the astonixhiug dectarations of Con- gressumau Ward to the reportor of tho Iufer- Ocean. Binco thoir publication thore has beon Lut ono sentiment expressed by the pooplo of tho Stato in rogard o thom, and that is » senti- mont of Indiguation. Mr, Ward came to Arkansaa in the spirit of & partisan, in the intorost of the 8,000 who, through a systom of TERNONIBM AND MENACE OF FEDERAL INTERPOSI- TI0N, have for eix years atiflad tho voice of tho 80,000 Ropublican snd Democratio voters who bave catlod the Constitutional Convention. Iio rush- od iuto the investigation, and heard the evidenco on onesldo of tho easo. ‘L'his ovidenco consistod alono of » stronuous effurt to throw flth at thoeo to whom the conspirators owed their dofoat,and an nttompt to misrepresont the 80,000 votars ; and when Baxter camo forward, prolest- ing that the nature of the ovidones introduced wns entiroly foreign to the purposes for which tho Committoo hnd beon appointed, and signiticd his rondinesa to auswer triumphantly overy charge, Mr. Congressman Ward suddenly dis- covored tlnt it was vory hot wenther, and ad- journcd iucontinently and without apology, al- lowing tho conspirators fico tweeks to pilo up their perjury, and tho peopla only firo days to marshal tholr witnessey and angvor the venoaous ugunults, Mr. Wa?l, in coquoeting with the reportor, wado o shallow protenso of movely stating facts, ;‘filnn, throughout the intorview, ho exhibited ) EPIRIT OF A BIGOTED PARTISAN, Ho statos that Baxter went ovor to tho ranks of the enemies of the Republican party, whon he must bnve boon convineed that tho 80,000 votes cnst for_Convention, and consequontly in iudorsement of Baxtor, wero about s wuszh Ro- publican ng Dontocralic; whon it ia a fact noto- rions thut the ouly cause for the split between Daxter and tho Ring was, ihat His Excolloney Qesired to carry out m good faith the plodgos of tho Itopublican platform; that, by reason of this gooul faith on the part of the Goveruar, the peoplo of the Stato were won to him, aud not e to them. 1Mo stated that, in order to dofent auy contest before tho Legisiature of 1873, Baxter corruptly appointed forty-two mombors of tho Logislatura to oflice ; whun It is bistory, and eo proven undor Ward's vory uoac, thab thaso uppolutments wero uwot made wntil afier the sdjournmont, and then only throe of the number wore Domocrats, Ifo tated that, when tha olection for delogatos to the Con- gtitutional Convention teole place, the militin wns called ous and n reizn of torror ensued. when common sonse must have told him that the 80,000 votes east for o the pititul 8,000 agaiust, tho Conveution MUST UTTERLY IECOTE such statements in the opinion of the Amorican peoplo. 1l rofers to tho Witnessos produced ns tho *'moat relinblo mon in tho Btate," when, in yoiut of fact, most of thom, by ther owa ovi- dence, ho lmows to bo solf-convicted porjurers, and many of, them sro fugatives from Justico, bvving indiettneuts hougiug over them iu various counties in the Stato, 1o says that overy ofticor in tho Convention is un ex-lebel, when, if ho lad taken tho troublo to visit tho Convention, or resortod to nuy other channel of information except the ropresontation of tho contessed perjuvers and bailot-box stuffars around him, e would huvo kuown that two of tho Secretaries aro Union solaters,—one Sec- rotary and tho Doorkeeger, colorod men, 1o unearths from the recesses of his imngination o gigauticseheme, which he is plensed to call “*the proposed Iubor-contract systom.” NO BUCH BYBIIN nings over beon propused or dreamed of by the Conyention, or uny on elso, until dir. Conjsress- man Ward brougtit it to light. Our Committceman, however, inadvertently states tho truo resson for tho unhnppy con- dition of nffuira in Arkanens. In- suewor to tho question, “What do the Repub- and rospectable citizens gencrally provoge ty do about it #" ho says, “That's the problom, 2%ey are in hopeless uiinority.” Ayo, there's the rub, ‘o 8,000, composed of the offico-socking members of the Ring, with their gnorant nepro following, whom Mr. Ward do- nuwinates the respectable citizens, ALLE IN JOTELLSS MINORITY whon opposad to tho 80,000 barbavians. Thoy Dave in times past, through violouco, and fraud, and Foderal interforence, succooded in controli- ing the State, aud are uow trying to pori.otuato their power througls tho mediuniof Mr. Ward, Lot tho readers of ‘'t ‘CRILUNE, tho poople of Tilinois, tako tho question homo to thomsolves. I irmly boliove that, should a pitiful minor- ity seck to pgmsp tho reins of her power, ond, through fraud and Foderal mterfaronce, or any other kizd of intarfereuce, seck to throttlo an” overwholming majority, you would not only have unseltled times, 8 iu our oppressed Conimonywealth, but that rovolution would &weep ovor the bosom of your grand old Birte, and tho vory grass of her prairios would Lo dyed with tho Dlood of tho usurper. Let tho people uf tho North remember that humun notura is tho sume in Arsansas as elsowhore, ARKANSAS IRAVELER, Letter from Congressman Ward to Judge Wilshire, of Arkansit. From the Lattie Tock (k) Guzette, Augt, 13, On the duy of our publication above roferred to (that of the Inter-Occan's Intorview with Cou- grossman Ward] Judgo Wilshiro inclosed a slip con tnining the sume to Gen. Ward, askiog for the truth of tho matier, and stuting bis inton- t1on to deny through tho public preas tho unfa- vorablo alléations sgainst tho peoplo of Arkan- sos contained in such protended intorview. Wo are allowed Ly Judeo Wilkhiroto tny Gon, Ward's answer befora our readors. 1t 1y dio 1o Gea, W, that this should Lo done. It is o manly, straight- forward acconut of wiat did ocettr, shd shows ihat the onomies of Arkausns, to injuro her, will oven involve in the jury thoso for whom thoy profess porsounl and political friendsup. Uero is Gon. Ward's lottor. Tho paragraphs he refers Lo ng bolug marked Ly him can bo ousily identified by roferonce to tho publication in our iasua of the 8th: Criesdo, Aug, 11, 1874, The Ton, W W, Wilihire, Llitlc iuck ¢ Dran Ban: Yours of tho il iust, s recelvod, T ox- prested n0_opinfon mysolt, und intended to oxpress tione, 18 will Lo scon from fho portions of the roport 1 havo marked § aucd the roport §s by 110 meand un ex= aet staternent of whut Tsaid, 1gave tho condition axlt 18 elefmed to oxist by leading Republicans, und tho el oy thoy elaiui ther 0 be, Talo gave s stutement of what wus cwumied on tho other slde, but tuat, ¢ seoms, wa not published, 1 gave all reluctantly, and stated that 1 would not Lo dravin nto any controvorsy abont the matter #ow, and 1 do not wish to bo, I uu, very truly yours, ote., J, D, Wann, And o wa tava the truth. - Tho misorablo at- tompt of tho Jnfer-Occan to doceive the Northern pouplo, and thus intluouco Congress in this mat- luv‘ i tho only thing we huvo over soocu thab mnkes na begin ab all to_doubt that tho Little Rock vorrospoudont of the St, Lowis Democrat 1s tho biggost Har thie wido of Cuggia’s comot, -— LATE LOCAL {TEMS, I, B. Hoyt, of Now Cnnann, Conn, the ownor of tho fast trotting maro, American Gir), is a guest nt the Bhormun Honse, A men named Sullivan wes shot ln the lott leg abovo the kneo lnst night al 10:30 o'clock by an unknown man, who eseaped arvost, Tho shoot- ing ocourred in front of Bullivan’s house, No, 439 West 'I'wonty-tivst streot. ORicor Quinlan arrestod a man at Iailom yos- torduy, at & picuie, Tor tapping o 1} and stoaling #6, Ihe prisoner will be' tried bolore Justive Seuily this morning. John Quinn, ono of the most notorlons thioves in the mty, was wrvented lant nizht by Onicor Mopping, Tor being disordecly. 1o 18 now wdor bonds L0 suswor hofore the O.hulual Uourt, forenca Sheelnu, & young mun 22 years of ao, uceideutnlly Foll wito the rivor naar tlio gas- 5 drowned, The body was recovored and tilko tho Morgne, DBEN{flud wAs 8 umglu'l:mh. it Among the lato arrivals at the Palmer 1Touss are Col, I, 0, Luglisg and (apt. 7% 13, Canuy, of the Umtad Btales Army : Paymaster Skolding, of the Navy ; O, P’ Eldredge, fiom Chinj and Monary, 11 L, Qondfollow, Iroderick Jameaon, Waltor Paris, and 4L. 0, Cly, of England, R, P, Ilamilton, a momber of the firm of 8, W, Venabla & Co., tobacconists, of Peterpe Imrtt. Va., disd quito sudidonly at 3 o'clock yeue torday morning, in his room ot the Comuorcinl Ilotol. Mo came hore oun Saturday, in tho ox- pectation that the tiip would behoflt his fuillng honlth, but Legan to sink rapidly fmmedintely afterward, und, nolwithstanding ho received tho bost modlenl attontion, diol as nhove staced. e was n mau 40 youra old, aud loaves o wifo ond clildren nt Potorsburg, where ho waa woll-known and respeeioed citizon, BASE BALL IN ST, LOUIS. Spceial Dispateh to The Chicaao T'ribune,” 8. Lowts, Mo., Aug. 16.—The game bebween tho Mutunls, of New York, and tho Ited Stook, ings, chawplony of Missowd, was marked by \mrllonlnrly rood playing on the part of tho New Vork nine.” Nota singlo run was made by the Mis« souri boys #0 long ng Matthews pitehod for tho Mutuals, most of the Reds bomg unablo to touch the caunon shots of the New York towser, In tho sixth funing thera wns n change of pitchers aud catehers on the Matual's skdo, and the Reds succoedod in making G tallies, ‘L'l soare ju the oud stood 23 to 5, tho Mutuals of coumo ahond. At tho end of itho elghth inning, Hatfiold, of tho Mutuals, mado some ex- h‘ihluun throws, which wera truly wonderful, From tho oxtreme loft flald, au np-grade, ho threw a regulation basd ball 193 yards,—tho bost over mado vu Missonri ground. — HOT WEATHER IN TENNESSEE. Mroyents, Tenn,, Aug. 16.—The excossively hot weathor of the past woek Las produced moro cagos of punstrolke than were ever kuown before m this latitnde, ‘The Board of Health ro- porta fourteon deaths from thia causo. Roporta from tho surrounding country state that the crops aco Buffering from drought. g oy Russian KBadiways, It npponts from a wtatement in Rusainn paners that the Russinn railway systom covored, ut Now Year lust, o total longth “of 15,813 vorsts, of which 5,202 vorats wero State-owned lines ; 651 vorsts uro in Finland, The figures refor ouly to lines nirendy fully coripleted and worked ; 1,740 vorats more are in progress of construction, and 2,813 versts'nro projoctod. Of tho filty rall- way oumpanies existing in the empire, only ton have constructed thelr lines altogether without Governmont nssistunce ; the remaining fortyare gnarantecd—twonty to the fnll amouut of hoir capital, tho other bwenty only to a partinl ox~ tent, Tho ontire sum aunurlly gunranteed by tho Stato in the khape of interest and repaymont of capital amounts to 51,177,627 roubles, 1n 1878, 14,692,172 roubles, being 78.62 per cont of tho sum total, were nctually paid out of tho ex- cheguor. ‘Tha chartora granted to railway cown~ panies aro for the most pars torminable after bes tweon sevonty-flve aud cighty-ive years, Some small companies have chattors only for thirty- OO YOMIK, _DRY GOO S, AARAARAARAAAAR, s e S s CARSOH, PIRIE & 60, TIADISON & PEORIA-STS,, Tavito special attantlon to BARGAINS in following Dee partments: Glove Department Thomson's Scamloss KId Gluves, in the rarost, cholcost, and wost tashlonablo shado, Tho bost Glovo huported’ aach pair warrantad. ‘Aloxandeo's, Coursolsior's, and othior firat-clasg mipkers, now shados. Lupin's ostra 4 button Parle Kid Gloven, 81 pulr, Spelng and O ndos. d Gloves, 1-button, In color, only; ro- ‘Gonaina Pac, o 31 por pair, Missos' Lislo Thiroad Glavos, o, roduced from L0 and & Hosiery and Dnderwear Dey't Tdica! fino Dalbriggan Hoso, wilk closkod, at 45 sts, (o Blies gonvlng Teow-trauny How at S, foducad fiom elor auality Tron-framo Ioso at 400, reduced from 00, IR whitd and brovwa, i orico of all fino Muslary, Including Bal. Lislo, nnd Iranca ang lieh Fauoy 1lusa. hod Hoso, alf blzim, Sic; ducided_bargala. 11 regular-inda Wiilto Cotton Hoso; oxtra nt g, worth e, L Eoglish'% Hoso at Lo, the best for the price in tho clty, * < Tadlon' fino Gauzo Voste, 1n oll shapos, C0cand upwards, Vull lino Gonts' Nummer Underwenr In Gauzo, Lisle Thread, nod Sunier Alurino, at attenotivo prices. Tadlos' and Miyens’ Uats raduced to 23c, 360, and 6o, Tormor DricaTicy Shis, nl F2.00. Grent roduotion i prico of ~Artificial Flowors, all choico godh JHlol quaity Sl Vios, clioleo hades, Bt i Loy Leuce Tioes hoos Willinery aud Ribhon Dep'ts. L1co Tios, b0, WAl prico. i ‘eoma nt thom & inchos wide, 350, Great Bargatn in Pidin aud Faucy Saeh Rilhons. Lich Roman Sash Ribbons, 60c, worth ¥1.25 u i Undareloting & Corse Dep's. 1,000 Ladloy' Embroldorod, Tuolcod, and Cordod Cho- uisan 2L80, 60, sad e, Ll yrica, 1,000 Tu Joillod, | Corded, and Embrotdorod Denvwors ut b0, &6, e, and gtalr. m!,:d:nm!‘ _l!ml\:hl ‘fucked, Hommod, and Corded e, and 'Rl #1 quafity Franch Wove Corsets for e, TFlabut Froneh O jrants toduced ta 31 25, 33, and_$3.00, formoe prico $2, §.0, and ¥ pair. 84 Lsonch Corsats, 4n small aizos only, ¥l Parasols greatly veduged, IT PAYS TO TRADE AT CARSON, PIRIE & €05 Great West Side Store, Now Ready, and for Sale by iu Book and Nows Doalers. PRICE 85 CENTS. Fiction: Mu, W, D, Towrri's Now Novcl-A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. VIL,~IX. Mit, BAYAID TAYLOI'S WIIO WAS SIEY Mig8 wooLsox's TURLADY OF LITTLE FISAING. Sketchos of Travel and Adventure : UP 1 HE GRAND NAL OFF CHLINA. MR, Jo J. JARVE: SUAGLIA, THE 1IOME OF A MAD ARFIST. CHATLES 1AWSON SHUANLY'SE CONKY ISLAND, i£0. CAnY EGOLERTON'S A REBEL'S RECOL- TONS, % Scionge and Superstition: Pror, N. 8, SaLer's TIE MOON, 1LL OMR:N. An, ALixaxpin Yousa's BIRDS OF Pootry: M Lucy Lancon's GOODY GRUNBELL'S ROUSE, Mu. W, W. Youxu's “OVER Tl UILLS AND FAR AWAY,M Mi. W, W, TIAGNEY'A TROPIO MIDNIGIT, M1, EDOAR FAWCETT'S ANALOUIES, Musa L, 1. Mooue's A VISION OF LOST SOULS. Criticism: & Mu. G, P. Latimor's TIE NOVEL AND 178 5U- TURE: and roviews of a duzen noticeably books; with oriticlam of rocont ART, snd luportant papers on EDUCATIUN, . 0, MOUGHTON & CO., Boston; TURD & HOUGIHTON, New York. Now Ready: VOoOLUMEBE IV. o THI ONITED STATES DIGHSE. NEW SERIES, FOR 1873. 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