Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1874, Page 2

EARL DUFFERIN. Visit of the Governor-Genoral to tho Board of Trade, - \ Tis Speceh in Favor of Closor Commoretal Relations Dotween Canada und tho States. Lunch ot the Pacific---A Visit to the Stock-Yards. Reception at the Palmer. aib tho Palmor Houso yostorday morning, thero was. pain and povturbation of sphit. At 0 o'clock tho Committeo on Dufforin hiad gathered intho spacious offico of tho bLotel, and were awailing anxlously tho apponrance of, or n mos- rage from, the vico-rogal paty, Their get-up - was unoxeeptionablo, @o snowy nurface of their Bunday shirta contrasting elearly with tho sombro Droadeloth which enveloped thom, and the pre- tornptural gleamof thelr Aldermanic badge, telling tho talo of a long half-hour's deseeration of the provioua day with chamnois-loathor, whitening, oid elbow-greaso, Five minutes pnst 9 tho Committeo began to grow norvous, and when tho clock showed that fiftcen minutes had clapsed without Ifis Ixcelloncy's apposratice, their sonsations waro positively palnful. In the moantime -tho etoker of tho Ben Drako wns sharsling tu tho conl, andgho Captain ws walk- ingnp aud down with o face nlmust as anxious 09 thoso of the Committeo on Dufferin. Whon half-past 0 had arrived, the latter could stand thio aepenso uo longer, and sont Ald, Dixon up- atalra to lnterviow His Excollency, Tho Prosi- pent of the Council returned In a fow minutes with A LUGUNROUS COUNTENANCE, and with the announcement that tho Covernor- Goueral of tho Unannesod Statos was sick, and would uot bo ablo to make tue trip up the South Branch, Many thoories woro ndvanced as to tho natdra and caueo of the eleknoss, One held that it must bo an altack of iho gout, o diseaso which itiawell known British stateamon of a certain ego try to monopolize. Anothor -suggested that ottr visltor had rocoived » hint as to tho natuve and strouglh of the odors that arlxc from our river when its waters aro chirned by o fug-boat's sorow ; anothor that tho climb up the Water-Worls towor was too much of o strnin ; but Ald. Dixon put an end to spoculation andstiggestion on the subjoct by remarking to tho rest of the Commit- teo in an Irish whisper, which was insudibloat o distance of 14 foet, **It was tho Mnyor's speech that sickened him.” A'his explunation was deemed quite satis- factery, and when the further annohncemont was mndo that {he G ovornor would be ready at half- puit 11 togo to tho Board of Trade tho facos of o Commitieo glowed ngnin, snd thoy wont abaat lheir respective hitalnesscs nt tho timo Loing. TIE HOARD OF TRADE. At nhout 12 o'clock tho Committeo reappenred ‘%% {ho Talmer Iouse, where they found Lord Dutfora. and party 1eady to inspect tho opera- tions of tho largest prain market in tho world, ind to tnke n look at the ursino-and bovine operators. Towards moon tho Chambor of Commerco presented o very animated appeny~ anco. Over and nbovo iho nsual attondouts quito n nuwbor of outsiders wero prosont, and the gallery was fairly crowded with ladies whosa facos worked with almost mechanical en- ergy aud precision. . Although many offors from buyors and selicrs-were beiug auindo, il was evi-, dent that the bulls and bears wero as auxions to oeo tho former ag bo was to woe them, and overy now and then a falso alarm threw them intoan slate of oxcitoment. i At 2 fow minutea past 12 the sitaid featuros of tho Becretury of the Bonrd appoared above tho piutlorm, and overy sound was hushed, snd not a fow liats wero removed. IL looked ns It it wero tho Duke of,-instead of plaiu lr., Ranaolph who wan nbout to nidrass the moeting. From tho intenee quiot which provailed, it wus apparent that eomo deoply interesting announcoment in counnection with the coming visitors was about fo bo mao, and when tho throo proparatory kuocks with tho sledge-hammer woro followed with the nguel, * Bunalo, July 17. Wheat," ete,, tho nholo uudienco burat info langitor, swhich wis ‘only equaled in yolumo when ¢ Olnderelln ™ Wilsongbt on the platform sud tried to puss Tumrolt ol -as 1lis Excelloncy. At ahout twonty minntes past 12 the Governor- Genoral and Lady Dulfferin, aud slalf, nceom- pouled by Gov. Bovoridgo,.tho Mayor, and tho Committoo, entered tho hinfl, and wero condueted toiha platform by M. Holw, Prosident of tho Nonrd of Lrade, #ho introduced the Governor~ Gonetal to tho-Bonrd : o GryTEENES : W aro honorad to-d1iy by thoprosenco of His Excellency Lord Dufiorin, Governvi-General of 3, and tho mombors uf lis Htalt, Saturdsy I 1o Liotior, in your belwlf, to oxtendl to him ind thoss necompanylng bl o ,cordial wolcomo to our cily. 1aluo fuvitod them to Visit thy Eaclingo rooms v, which Invitation thoy nceepted, und 1ifs Excel- i consented 1o address you, LOLD DUFILRN (hon replicd s follows ¢ FLNTLEMEN S Wion I nccupted the dnvitation which was 86 Liudly uddrcuned L0 o by Your Presis dou, L eertaluly wos unpropared to iind myself i tho preaontn of ‘wo'large and dhitiugulehetl dn wndi- enco, or tindor'thu obligution of aildressing thein m n njicteh, Attho samo tiue T do not liko to -contont wyseif merdly withn curt -expresnlon of my aoknowls clgenty, ad I dusiro to tako 1lis opportunity of ex- yreting, not ouly on belmlf of mysclf, biit of (hose ko havo accompanied me, sud_on ebnif of tho peo- 10 of Cannda, our deop sehso of the friendliness and «owtery which is thus oxtended towards tho persou who ndwinmters tha Government of tho Dowlulon, 1 cannot but cousiller {tna'n most striking proof of Fuisndly Seoitng whidh is now hero extendmd towards Ticitioh North Ameriea by the peoplo of fhio United it ‘cdncourso uf -eitizuns shiould occunton to support your Tres- walcoming the *Governor-Generil. 1 fecl, morcoscy, {hat nt flas moment (horo b4 4 peciiliae prot eloty i iy linding nysclf nsuchiploasing relntions it (o Vrosident nud withitho members of tho Bourd 7 Trado of Obieagro, Olleago tho prinetpal city o enain of ‘whifch aro thb entnmon property and tize jhik il of Awvriea and of Canadu, AL tlis'rooment I am: dwaro tho Goveriments of. fhio #wo countries avo eugmgod in conslderiug the mont. impoztunt quostion es to whethor ornot it might not D poriblu (o unite the wo peoples into n stiil closer conueclion by the thes of -u Srcor commerclal intere courro. — ilat, of course, {4 4 subject whléh haw cape- elal claiinn upon‘{ke diiierent members of {his Aveoctue 1x would h aut of placo for mo on-tho prescut oceu- si64 10 refur I nuy yurticular manuer Lo the terms which lieve ulready Loan communivatod to the Awmeri- eunt Bouwto s 1hoko upon whieh tho peoplo of Canads wonlit b silsposed ta_euter upon o veconslderation of {o exlrting commorclal arrangements between thom i v - United ‘Btates, -Of 2 will awzro tiat i tho Stated -an'woll o n .Canada incro aro dilfercuces of opiniun aw to-tho polioy of pratecdol, 1o not fumughio that (n ol futind a perfuctly ununimons 0_of opinlon pon thess nach disputod At il avouts, this T may say, that (ho Governe f Groat Brituin aud th Governent of -Canndy o niurally anxlows to promota whatevor policy aud whulover niTaugoments aro most likely o jucreass £ud {o develop thoso commercial roialions by swhicl nads: nad tho Unifed Staten are wirewdy browglt wo sia Lo ceelt other, aud whicl, fn_one opinon 4 Wl ovents, canmot be'too much extended, and, if oxtondad sublclently, cannot £.4) greatly to increaso il molo a fricudly iulercourss between the twu” paoples, Oheors, O el whieh tho Gaverment of Cauids han obowa flsolf willing to promoto, Lusticve thoy ato gaye ernzd but by ono wotive, uud_taut i3 u desirs (o cono 1y uu undersianding with the Government of tho ittod ftaies, which shonld be mutully advantageons Toth {6 tha peaply of Gusiti and tho poopluof tho Unit ot Statos, T do uot think that for ono momumntwa huve fmagined thut fn any'ngreemont or troaty which may b afreed wpon, Lhat 14 wauld bo efthor utaiblo o du- sivabila to muko'n ouc-sided bargnin, Whut wo dealro 2 fuly and onual dealiug, and” I bollovo you, gentlo- en, aro actuated by tho fame honorablo sentimicat, "Ag you are bware, gentlomen, the Governor-General of Canzdu,. who Iy 'tho administrator of u parilamens fury govermnent, 14 not su o+ position ut auy timo to axpresa libown privato soutiments upon any politlel queation, 1y opinions, #o far us 1o can_openly an= nounco them, aro the apinfons which ara suggested fo Iilus by Wia responsiblo otlicors, -utid the polioy: whith hoat iyt thno fu authorized to ndvocsto na polivy which 18 fpunguratod by hin Minstors, It would uot, theretore, ‘bo proper “for ime, ‘an this occanlony, e intrude upon this ok, kembly “my own privato opinions in . regurd Lo thin mest important toplo, I will moraly content anysoif With kaying tht both I my public aud private eapueity it whilalwnyu o sy earnest object and one of tise dearsst motives of any wmbition to v vverything 40 my power which can {n uny way | ramoto and ox. tend goud feoling botwoon {ha puopio of tua Undiod intes und toubiubijunis of G, In-congjuston, godtiomon, ullow o (o expren to (Fou,~an viell an T can undor'{ho vory uhfavorablo e “ditions unider whileh 1um callod_upon 10 nddress yoi, oti-iu my own bohulf und iy behulf of the Countess’ Dutlerin, sud all thow who huvo accomputied nity of f tho United Htates which is withited upon that great course, T - Y doop vense.of (Lialibuor you Bavo A6hD mo'ln come ni iorb thin frurning, in 2 fargo namibors; and u recelving mio with.so muchi Rindrices and courteay, sud It ‘listontng lo my. foiy and dmperfoct obrrvations wwithy'so tmuch paticnco and indulgence, (Olieors,) NEVERIDGE, a i Bofore tho conclusion of thoe Govornor-Gon- eral's spoaoh, n member of the Board rushed fiantically round mmong tho wmembors presont yolllug out, * Whon Lo's got through, shous for Bovorlidge.” Tho consoquonco was, that, when tho specch wae finlshed, and gontlotian on the plntform oniled for thico chears for Lord Duf- forin,. the call was drownad with tho. ccy, * Bov- aridgo! Boveridgo!" and tho threo cheots proved an abortion, only two belng given, onh by differ- ent mon, nnd “sho sccond in so Jow &, voice that tha fdon ‘nroso spontaneously that. it euno from tho throat: of :n * Fonian, who forgot * tho,. foarful . naturo . of . bix onth in tho ‘enthusiasm : of, tho moment, but thought of {t just dn timo to hiuder.an act: of unpnrdonable” disloyalty ,to . bis Jodge. A by- stander robuked n young honr who, Lad shoutad tho namo of our Governor with Lv:unlhr gusto, when tho lattor explatnod that bed..under- atond that somebody wae going, to sot them. up, and all that wl:in ‘nedossary wis to shount ** Boyeér- nge.” 'Tho misundorstanding was .a pardonablo ouo, ond tho disappoiutment of . those who slioutod when they En: a 8pocoh whora thoy ox~ pectod somathing bottor was in itself punisi. mount onough. ) Beforo tho Goyornor with tho anti-crusading aurnamo had timoto raspond to the cali i, How stopped to tho front, nud introduced him to the audience. b Goy. Bovoridgs said that he had xesaon to cougralulato the mgmbers of the Board nobk only on the magnificont tomple of. trado which thoy had erocted, not only on tho bigh roputas tion whioh thoy had gained through. the Unitod States of Amotion, but also in their being hon. ored by the presenco of tho Governor-Goneral of Cannda, with whoso pooplo ho haped their commeyoial relations would scon bo ens Inrged. Ilo also congratulated them wupon tho larga oxtent — of tho h!nflnr{ in tho prairios of the Northwest which supplied them with the products in which thoy traded. Whilo ho wae willing snd Loped to seo them malko all fair and reasonnblo profits, ho hoped they would aljow the great producing olassos to havo thelrs, They abould not forgot tat if 4hoy dried up tho stremn from which thoir trado nroko tho trada itsolf would dia. 'Tha Governor lofl off Ao abrapily that it was apparont that ha had only begun what promised to prove a vory interosting and instructive trestise on political acononty. At the conclusion of, tho Governor's spooch the Prosidont of the Bonrd requosted all present. who wished to bo presouted to Lord:and Lady Dullorin to mount the platform oun tha-eft sids, BHAKE, AND DEPANT on tlio right. Only about twenty peoplo ac- pted tho iovitation, among them boing Mr. Hpragun, who broke Uho fee, ahd Messrs, Law- rehoe, Otdorshiaw, and Buckinghnm, . 'he party then loft the Chmnbar of Commotca and proveeded to the Grand Paciflo Hotel, 11 or dor Lo purtake of the Lusen to which the proprictor of thatlunieo had in- yited them. They urelvod ot tho hotel at_nbont 1 o'elock, Ilie Grent Westorn Light Guard Band hind boon stativnod in the main corridor of tho second floor, nnd servanty wero posted through- out tho houro to guido the visitors, Arriving in catriagod ‘at tha ladios' entranco, on Adams streat, and simultancouely with theit appaarancs in tho hull, thu band strtick up * CGod Bave the Quetn.” v At hall-prst 1 o'clock tho party, followed by the Comdmitteo anil iuyiled guests, procediled to tho Indies’ ordinaty, where tho lunch hnd ‘been prapared, Tho tabley wore so arrangedl, as to form thteo sides of n {squaro, 'tho intoram heing rolleved by o contre-tuble nporopriately. decornted. Tho inbles woro sot to accommodato sovouly, and cach ‘place wna ndornod with ‘n mintabire botiquat, while boforo Tis Lordship’s geal wak o flower-stand henvily Inden, its fose being enelreled with an rlmost anbrokon’wroath of choteo houquots, h . Tho following wns the ordor in’' which the ‘party Bat down to ' lunch: The head. of the table wiy taken by Mayor Col- vin, on whoso right woro the_Govornor-Genoral of Canadn, Tady Harriot Fletchor, Mr, How, Dresident of tho Bontd of Irade; Alrs, Consul Warrack, P, P. Oldershaw, F. C. Cipreol, of Caundn, of Gorginu Bay Counl celobtity ; ‘Oapt.: Iamilton, thib Governor-Gomral's : seoretary ; Ald. Jonns, Mr T, D: Hull, ‘Alds. O'Brien,: M- phy, Moord, Col. iL. D. smith, of Appléton, Wis.; Gen. A. A, Kellogg,'and J.- A, Stone. Ol “tho Muybr’s left woro tmly DaiTorlh, Gov. Bover- idge, . Mru, T. C. Capreol, 3lr, 0, C. P, Hold Licut.-Col. Tlotcher, Ald. Hcbnffor, Of Torrest, Prosident Dixon, who “cinims that do was horn on the Dufieriv estate’; ‘Col. Olitnbr- land, Capt. Ward, I, N., Alds, Siawoll, Dicker- ing, Minor, Mahv, Folov, Dr. Tow Mitlor, wnd yor's clerk, George Clovolaud, * - # It was elaimed that tho'bill of faro fortho-oc- casion was exactly that which ‘tho Engllsh molli- ity fcel & peenliur wealmess for at about lunch- timo, though whoro thoy get thelr proirie- chiclen from It {s hard to tell. During lunch the band oceupied tho south end of the hall leading to the ladios’ niddinavy, and-congrio:itnd groatly by their sclections to ‘tho onjovinent-of tho accaslon, At nhout half-past 2 o'clook the ity outered their carringes, and toolk A DRIVE throngh the southerly .patt of ‘the -oity. Their objective .polut, wns the _Htodk- Ynrds, sud lo .get _‘thero {ho dustiost and dirticst rords scemoil to bo choson. Ko arid dud {he drivo provae that hofora hialf tho distance was mado n waysido ‘Gambriuus ‘tomptod tho horack which wero dragging City Clorl Forrost and Col, Cumborland to scop, and theso gontle- men wera obliged to outer aud hinve somo con- versation with the praprictor boforo ‘the'horsos could be indnced to praceod .As lie ‘mado ‘his axit from the place tho gallant Colonel washeard to exclaiw, **Liko il? “It%s excallont! No mis- tulto, thoso Germans are & wondorful ‘people, n wouderTul peovlo,” At last tho Stociz-Yards woro reached, andtle carriages ‘filed along doviotw wavs midl tublous smolls until ‘thoy renchod tho packing-houso of Avmour & Pluikifuton. Heroa dlsappoiatmont wag fu storo for tho party, Col. Scliffner, Who hiad beon deputed to muke inquiries at tlio pack- ing-house, riturnod-with a faco oXprossive of tho deopesb worrow. Ho upproachad ‘the Gov- ornor-General's carringo and uttered the owinous words, “Boiry, my Lord, sorry, bub they'ra not killing logs ‘liore to- dav. Ills , Lowdship's ~ expressivo ‘faco Toll 5t tho, words, anil it was'easy to eco that, for amen of ‘hiy orudition, ‘theiden of Mmiufi to Chicago and ‘loaving ‘It without seolng a log Jalled was ns ropuguant gs would Lo golng ‘to Niagara without selug the'fills, or to Washing- ‘ton” withont visiting tho 'Capltol. - Tho party, Liowever, mado the towr of the packitig iionse, ond bnd Hio mothod of Killing, scraping, evikcorating, und quartoring of the hogs'duly ‘explained to thom, - I'ho’Committes, Lotvovor, were dotormined thut the actual process should bo viewed Dby ‘tho ‘Visitors, sud Drosidont Dixon ‘secured ‘twouty ‘lively oung ‘poriers nt o sccond packing-house which avas visited. = Tho gontle'hoarts of ‘the ladies, how- | over, foiled them, and, as they declined to tnko in tho oxhibition, tho carringes movod from thg Stock-Yardy without ‘oven allowing tho'sports- | man's hoart of ‘Lord Dufferin to bo gladdenod by u viow of tho finest raco-Lrack in Americn. Aftor driving soutls ne far as Pifty-first streot, ‘tho party returned homo ‘Ly wuy of Droxel and Oaltwood Doulayards, Calimet, Pruirie, and Michigan -avenues, -tho ‘bowlovards aud ths handsomo residences in the nvenues boing/coni- menced upon most fuyorably by tho visitors, ‘the tlower-beds in Droxol Boulovard belng charnoter- ized'by tho Indies of tho party aslovely, a word whieli, from Iadies' lins, oxpresses always the -superlativo degreo of the bedntiful, -At i '6'olock the party arrived st tho Palmor-Hotise, whore, at 8 o'elock in tho ovoning TITE REOEPTION ‘wag'held in tho purlor off ‘tho dining-room. The room was toatefully decorated with plants aud Hlowors in profusion. On a‘stand opjiosito the entrance was o Iargo ‘baskos of choico flowers and innumerablo bouquety, ono ‘of which AMr. Warrack prosentod o eaoh of the lady visitors. Geu. Pint Bhoridan wid wtafl woro profont in full drews, forming & marked contrast to the Earl and bis suito, who woro in ‘ovening drosy, Amm:}: the notables present woro Gion, Phil Bhorldan and staft, tho Ifon, Jon O, Hninos and, ludy, “Mayor Colviu nud lady, Howard Prioutly and lady, J. 1010, Torrest and’ two doughtors, Comvtmllnr-mwm. 8on, and tduughtor, Vice-Cone sl Watraok and lady, Ald, Sidwoft wnd Indy, Gou, . D. Woustor and “lady, Ald, Dixon, Pickoring, Mooro, Behafuor, Jonnk, ‘and Minck, Aftor ‘gonoral “introduction tho' cumpany promenndod in- the halls and purlowy, which had ‘boen lighted and omnmented for iho ocension. Yuryearly fu the ovenmg the Coun- tens wus obliged to rotivo, owlng to the futimmoe and weariness oceasioned by the long rido. ilor nhnonlcu was ovidontly felt by thw ontiro com- vany, ‘us thoy disporsud at an onrly hoar, At 0;30 Hw Excolloncy, acoompanied by Liout, Col, Iamilton, Col, Torrost und danghiters, Ald, Dix- on aud Behaftnor, attended MoVieker's - Thea- tre, This morning tho ‘purty will stert at 9 o'clovk for u brip on the Tlinole - Conteal ltond. If thoro i any-shootiug ai Hoss' farm nt Ashe Xarn, thoy will stop thore; if at, thoy will pro~ cosd to tho Amrlowltural Bohnol; roturning In 'timo to dopart on tho oveping traln for Dotroit, “Ig-morrow tlm{1 Wil “nitend. ‘o raoeption at ‘Windsor, and will then'leave for nlhnr'&mmlluu towug, \ | don, .- ishould CAMP-MEETING, First Day of tho Gatticring on the Desplaines, . - s 4 . ot o Altogether Too Littlo Shade, and Too. "« Few People, - Winistebs at tha Mg hing Onily “Thrce : Services. 4 ; A Fullor Attendanco To-Day. “ho.month of Auguat is: goncrally eclootod by & cortain nostion of religioulsts for open-air worship, Impelied by a burning desire for spir- itnal light wud Divino .grace, ihoy forsake thoir plonsant; or otlierwise, homos,, and betake them- solvosto tho ,woods to, wreatlo.. mightily with: Batan,.and. the wholo family,of inaccts, This form of plety is known under the style and ttlo .ot . R *CAMP-MERTING . ., o, It had birth in the Soutl, iong, long ago, sad i objolly uphold by the dleciples,of John Woeley. Tho State, of Illinois.is @ religlous common- woalth, and Chicago, tho actusl metropolis of that State, nnd many another: State adfachnt thereto, can bonst any thongands of Clirlatians, nl- though tho assortion may be, focolved with. suse ploion by outsidors, who' bollave’ all the feo- faw-fam stories that it Las Bosh customary, over: sinco the foundation of this clty, to téll about fier, | Tints Chioago dat rally, nt askiort notics, inmorous ‘mcmbora“of 'tha. Motliodlst Eplaco:; pal Church, who aro ready to rusit into.tho wilds of Deaplilnoa-or Calumot, and thoro— Tith Lnd von e Book and knes wpon the sod, Iill the lohely valloy with tho giasomo Word of God, DESTLATNES—~' . 4 whidh, boit Imowh, is 16'mfles, from hotd upan tho Northwestorn Railroad—bas long boon tho thoatre of 'tho plous oxerclucs that Lavo oharmed sioners and sonrod troe-squirrals with . abont oqual offect. -For sovoral yeara Iatael's -tents linve been'pltehod in that valloy ‘by the riyer, which, if not shadéed by tho codars, of Lobauon or festooned by tho roses of Khnron, is, at least, somowhat protectod by the humblo muplo :and Btately oalr, nud gurlanded By many « weenth of swest-brior, I ) = s THIS CANPING-GROUND, ;. 2 whore ‘the louls of the Iaithrul aro.spi qm} i pituatod about throo-fourths of a.mile oast fYom: Dosplaincs ‘Station. Thov Ho on the northorn bauk of that rathor feeble stream called tho -Depplaiucs River, . whioh owes, any tewporary importance it may. have seithor to, Michaol {lovds or epring tusw, To-dny,_it is. almo: duck-puddle,. full - of, weeds and graen, bilious. looking, wator. It bours s muoh elournufm- blance to {ho Styx, i2. the mystical and mythioal accounts . of that apocrypbal. . .sbrenm , can Lo taken into . mccount, than to the .Jor- Wara . . tho camp-mooting & Baptist dustead of a Motlodist institution, tho grouvds bo ohmngod - forchwith, , - oihermise many gathered into tho fold might go unwashed: Stauding on. tho . banks of ;" the Dosplaincd | ¢ River ™ aud gazing 4nto tho . putrid dopths thereol, tLo fnith of the most orthodox Clirigs - tinn 11 tho oficiency. of tliat purticular wator.ag & means of buptismal. rogoucration might bo ukaken. s A o Tho trees smrounding the place .aro nat, bs a xulo, of hoslthy growth, aud.ihe. visitor cau esily obsorve, “eithor. from tho. railroad on the northeast or tho rivor . on .the. Bouthe wout, tho . tabornaoles shining dimly . through the starvod folinge.. This is to bo ragrottod, beenuso - without. shade che most, pious of mottais is apt to bo distracted . relative to the stato of his Lead, and in his mind ho is, unoagy, beoauwn devotion Lo worehip.and. foar of sune tioka theyeinalternato. - Bosides, in the glara ofthe groat ** rolling ball of blazes " | THE INPUDENT MOSQUITO. | ‘15 apt ta bocomo uuvago snd aggrossive, and tha fecsut of 3 devont * hallelujan been sube Ject to destruction by the alighting. of o aharp- benked jusoct.on the nose. . -, [ 4 .. Woll, yunr by year tho.loavestlat nsod ' do npt, Bhnde o yillago of touts,. hava boen «Browing thinner, uutil 0w the August 3ays fall upon the spuco within the nm{)h(thoumol Ifremo tnbernuclas with-o purpendioular oxactnosa Bug- gostivo of Ujgdi, ebo, |, . . (40, .- i TUE LEY. DR, TROMAS, , : of tho Firat Ohuroh, uaid fo a Lnusz, roporter Yestorday aftornoon, pointing to tho doouy of vegelation, ** Lhis will nover do. We must move drom horo, . {fho : Juke shoro _wome- whoro is ‘Letter. It ouwly needod one more vote 4o ohmuge tho ..place of wmeoting at our .July rconucil,” 'This was sousibie‘on tho part of :bho dearnsd Dootor ; for, votily indeed, tho camping-ground yestordny was 0 warm that praying smounted slmost to a ‘physical impossibility, i, ‘Algg, that humen’ pioty should. depond upon wenthor, and wuch acoidouts, . Alay that the goul which, -theough long yeurs, .gathored the DMothodisty on the Desplaines, shonld wilc before ‘o 6ky that haglong disdained.to weop. Absonco of rain, parndoxioul as it mey appear, bes thrown cold wator on_ the camp-meeting of 1874, At 4 o'clock yostorday aftarnoon thore wern NOT A MUNDRED sporsons-on thoground, ''ho nonses surround- ing the opou auditorium were, for themost part, untonanted, snd dullooss -reignod wsuprome. Lvou the dootors.-of the. churcl were slow 'in ‘mustering to ithe call of Ilenvon. There ap- ipeasad on. the . ground only the Rev. Dr, Tnomas, Dr. Briggs, -and Dr. Olough. These tureo mou did thoir bost to make'things look businoss-liko, « Suys Dr. Brigge to Dr, Thomes: ‘“®rothor Thomas, moco Brothor Jutlin, ssho 8- master of ccromo- nics, ‘hag mot put In an appearhuce, Jot us g0 'to worls qurselyos.. Letus invoko tho iliord wath such of His sorvants as may bo here.” Dr, Thomas waid * Amon.”. I BIONAL~BELL RANG, and the thinued runks bexan to muster, facing the graud tabernuclo, on ‘tho west mide of ‘tho #paeo. Ao opeuing chunt wiha ** Praise Goid {from whom all blessingy low.” Dr, Briggs led the oxercives, ‘Lhe hymu conoluded, tho loador “afd, * Brothrou-lot us ask tho Lord for what ouclt of s most uocd—icb us oven kucel il prayor unto Iim,". : ‘ “*Amen ! “halielujats " rospondod the hear- ord. An aged man took.up tho prayer,. and nsked for all that was good -inLeaven and upoi cartl within vigor that showod his porfect sin- ‘cerity, ‘Ihe-othors joined in tho supplication, oceasionntly “punctunting thoir -orisons with ‘l]tj ‘;nuu;d:;fi\\'n **Amon.” “Ihis conoluded, Dr, rlggs said : . ) o "* Nono of 'yon scom consclous of. effapt. Nonb oflyt.m Hoom ‘satisflod of .gruce. Lot us shill uale,” ‘Lo Invitatlon wos respondod -to with aluority, ‘| ‘and numorons. impromptu potitions wore raisail at tho throto of gruco, Tinally thoso.presiont made Hevornl ‘OLEN CONBISBIONS, undor tho nama of exporiencos, none ‘of which were partioularlyinterosting,.aud fow of which wero Hetanlo enongh to bo, peculinrly oxoiting, Boveral hymus followed, and aftersn‘honr thia #pent In dbvotiun, the meating broke up. ¢ ‘Lo oxoteiuos list ovaning wore conatistod by Dr. Jutkin, Tho ovouing ‘traing brought sonie necessions to'tho strongtly .of the anxtoas, 1both from Clidvago aud from tho rural ‘distrioty. THE ACOOMBODATIONS n{mu tho grouuds-are uot pirsioularly luxurious, 'ho eating-houso aud restauraut, run ‘by Mostira, Corbin & -Rivkardy, of thls olty, Is very fair ostublishment of tho fnd, aid faralaliss, i pretty good wlinpo, that summal support . which ovon tho wost splritusl people nooopt with buman thanktulnoss, | .1t in nmatter of somo'doubt to the mon chiofly interostod in tho Dosplaives camp-meoting whethier the attondnnee this yonr wil -ba large. The Lot weathorhas & bad offect, The roveiil- inge will last only uutit Noitrday,~n ifllvilllm\ Trom the old customn, swhioh “niade the téin ton days ut Jeast, inoludlii the Habbiith, 88 ‘son pooplo proferito call ‘Bunday, % Among thoso who sought tho -grouniy yeuto dny nnd Tnsit-ovening woromany young Iadiewad childron, ''ho latlor cried, of “courso, for the sun mailo thom misoreblo, and tho flick toklad ihiolrpoor little nosos most unmorolfully, Aped peopla—poople dosconding tho hill of Iita With voloult{-—umflu‘lm the larger Jmnlun ot ‘tho oon- tingont. Doubtless thoattondance ut Dosplaings to-dny will bo far more numorons than that op laut evening., . 5 SN B A Ronl Amortean BAl6 in Lbidon, London Corresponticnce of the Neiv Yurk Ieraiil, ‘Tho groat sonsation of thie vorkon fv, Lidwo yor, an Amerlenn heiross, whose fortune Is roportoi ab varlons amounts, varying from 76,000 to #200,000 o your, Sho is u young Indy, whd, though arrlvitig hore lato “and not having béeh prosonted, hns beon Invited to the court foatiyi- *| youra of age, thok and fa ajtraoing & groat donl of notlao, Lverybody is talling of lu');r. Ts slio ag woalthy & peopla 8hv 2, What {4 tho roal amovnt of har fortuho 2. 'Hoa he any brothors or sistors? Sho is immeneoly uought aftor, and the namon of threo gontlemon are surrent In sooloty to enchi of hom sho i8 roported to Lo aMancod. Ono of theso, tho IMon, Walter Hathord,fs n CAVAlLY offiear, a brothor of - Lord Bufllold's; and one of tho handsbmons mon of the doy. Auother is Lord Johin Hay, ond tho third is Lord Honry Lonnox. Pothaps beforo the season ouds, two wocks henco, the bello Americatns will hinvo mado hor selection, . e THE COURTS, Rtecord of Musiness Trausacted Yoa- torday. A cLosu smave. Jesso 11, Thompson found out Bundny that Jomoa 'obin, Robert Mobin, and I, R, Harvey had poasession of 185 hogy at tho Union Btook- Yarda to which he was ontitled. Ho applied to Najor Btovensou for a roplovon writ, but ascor- intriod that it could not bo fsated on Sunday, o accordingly dld tho next best thing, and, whon Monday was but throo minutes.old, ho filed hia bond, obtained’ the summons, and beforo tho unsuspoctiug dofondanta were awnke, & Doputy Bliorlf was on tho way to tho Btock-Yards, s 1TEME, "Thoro will bo no dofanlts takon in the Clroit COonrt during vacation. BANKIUPTOY ITENS, R. E. Jouking was appolnted Asnlgneo of tha gstates of Thomas F, Davonport and” Jossph M. Marks & Co. BUPERIOR COUBT IN DMIEF, A. 8. Pipor bogan a sult for $2,000 againgt Elizn J. Crauglo, -, John Adrisndon brought snit sgainst, Patrick Gurahor clalming $9,500, Josoph-Zenleschok sued Albert Micholson for 1,000, ; . Willlam Androw bogan 2n action in trospnss .against tho’ Singer -Mahufactuting: Qompnay, Jamos Bolton,Otto Niemeyor, I, B, Schotcheuer, aud 0, O, MeLonn, asking $10,000 damagos fof 44i80 imprisonmont. James Bligh bogan » sult in trospusa agalnet Jamos MeKeuan, cll!minf £65, 000, WL, Bingerly sued Ifoury Brinkworth for $1,800. ", ie. ... OIRGUIT COUNT, .Daby Groon began o sult agalnst G, G. Rus- #oll; claiming 32,000, - Amanda.8. Cook commenood an action in tros- pasy againgt W.H, Kiug, Amos 8, Aloxandar, and T. A, Bradley, Inying. dnmnffls at 3,000, ' Hamaoy H, Stoware filod w bill against Potor W, Alminl, hnd Chinrlos'A, Browno, statiug that ho- fias tbeon engaged in thoir soryice for over two years at a cortuin malary, and askg for an account-of the amount duo him. G TUE COUNTY COUNT. In tlie maltor of the County of Cook, tho Court ordored that time to fiis objeotions to' np- plication - for- judgment ou delinguent county, town, aud parls taxen, oxpiro on hursdsy, tho 20tk [nst., 0k 20'clogk p. m., In tho catate of Daniol Froelicli, a lunatie, tho | files wero réstorod, . In fho matter of tho cstato 'of Robort G. Booho, lis will. was provon, and lolters tosta- montary - to Ellon Boouo under sn indi- vidual bond of $100,000,, flo luft Lis entiro es- tate, both renl and personal, to his wife, Ellen Boomo, Tt conslated of & 1ot 100 foot front, on the bouthwost cornerof Van Buren and Olark strcots ; b lab G0 febt front, on Bouth Olark stroet, with 103 feet dopth, botween Harrison and Vau Bucon streets ; two lots in Englowood 3 o farnt'of 197 keres fu Portor County, Ind.; an undivided ono-balf intorost fn 120 acres in D6l County, Ia. and honsehold goods nocessary for farm:lousc and other housts, The will was dated July 29, 1874, aud was - witnessod by Thomas Hoyno and Jumes 3, Marshall. The outate does not excoed 890,000, 4 A\!éndibufim‘iu the following catates was or- @ered: Thomas Poundor. -Michaol Monaghan, Joseph Havon, William L. Barnes, L. Clifford, Selly Suyder, Louise LT, . B. Truns, Cluims againt tho following ostates woro al- ‘lowed: Qeorgo W. Thompson, $113.75 ; Frod- erika HTolm, $32; John Mossor, §75. Inthe mottor'nl tho estats of John Tritz Biohler,, his Will was ' provon, hnd lotters tcslvmontary -to Gottloibd Siebler in nu individual ~bond of 832,000, The do- coased left™ his propord na follows ¢ Ihe .homostend, known as No..151 sud 153 Clsbourn “hivetino, and one-third of his real and Dorsotial property to bis wife, Gottlelbo Sichler, shd tho romatuitg: two:thirds to bis cbildron, Margnrethe and Christino D., sharo and sbata alike, Thv ostato whs worth ®16,000, Tho will wwas datad April 20, 1873, aud “was witnoosod by Ernst Prussitig and Edward Botnomant, To tho will was attachotl o codivid daved March 14, 1874, and witnessed by Wiltiem Klober, Houry Sttaus, tnd Erust Prasing, in wnich the deconsed stated that his daughter Christine Dotothon was boru to him by Cathorine D, Bock Fob, 22, 1859, bofora lio was Miowed by tho fostricting laws of Wertombarg to marry lor, she dying’ shortly aftor the birth of the child. ' That duughter have ing latoly chino to bis houso and family, ho ox- progsly ackinbwledied ber’es bis child, nnd do. sired to do by hor.ia tho same spirit of lovo and Justice ns promptod Mim to Act as a fathor toe watds his other childron, ‘and theroforo ho wished to 500 his worldly. 5omln 80 divided that noud bt his ehildron should receive a dispropor- touately largo part thareof, aud ‘s his dntightor Christing Dorothea is the hoir-at-law of lor inotlbr, andl tho mothor's cstate amounts to moro than sy ono of his childron would inherit .by lis doath, therofors tho codicil instruoted that tho exeoutor pry ont of Lis catste from tho portion allotted to his childron the sum of 2400, i full of ber Fm And sharo of his ostato, ant'in case thab amount should not Do in tho hands of thio exebutér, lio authorized that it bo rafgad by s noto scenrod with o mori- ke on hig [yropnxt{. Aug, 0, 1874, thore was 4 socohd odidll, withossed by Ell\vnrg Albort Frodorick Wallor snd_ rast *Prussing, in which Aib roducett ths nmonnt to Lo paid to his daughe tot Chrlatiuo Dorathon, to the sum of 395, this for thié keason that sho'le Neit to liet motlier's pfoperts, an aditit, and able-bodied, whilst his othior oufldren uro ‘minors, a6d nood thio attone tioh of other gm‘!ius. - Uratit of saninlstratlon wae isstiod to Mar, Tahiséh to ndnilmstor upon the oktato of Jomep! aniscl, wider ah n(pprovnq boud of $6,000, "Tho will of tht Iate Knud L. Heteavillo was proved, dfid lottotd tostninentnsy to Calen Lisa ‘Larson Hotosville, in an individdsl bond of 12, In tho ittor of tho Villigs 6f Hyds Patk, tho Codrt ordored thit tmd to filo objoctions to spocinl ngsosemont No. 28 for constructing o soivor on Greonwood dventto oxpiro fo-morrow ‘st 10 o'olosk, p. m, ‘Thio nmu‘m{::fl invoritory of tho -estate of Henry Wobier wis nm)mv:d. _ L It tho oktate of Hunty W, Kitigsbniy, & minor, the loano of tho brsemant of the builditg known a8 the Kinkabury Minio Hall on-Clark stroct, to AC® R A Payiio for fivo ydars from May 1, 1474, nt 316, for firht, &17,000 for socand, 18,000 for third, 810,000 for foneth, aad $2,000 fof fifth yoar, was aporoved, In the ym;\tzar of the cstato of Elmer I, Cook of al, minors, grant of guardinhship of eatate to Jnatin B, Dmglny under an approved Lond of 83,000 = H, Kroogor, Porter, au JUDOMENTS, Boyenton Cotnr—CoNeessions—Tho, Hecond Ni- llan‘:fl‘lnnk of Uhicugo ve, Honry 8, Evetlinri, $251 ~=J, M, Flower v, Goun & TerBroeke Oarrlogo Mun uring Compauy, Di W, Coan, and. Léander Roud, h;# $0103 llnmflflfln_:wiw.l‘-‘,—u. . Eames vs, Bparrow ickerson, e _ Jupae Gany—Jicoh Krolin, oxcoutor, va,John 8, TFmniert, $231,43,—Goorge F. Rumsoy, for nsc, ctc,, va, Heury Hatms; $100.68, An Attomptod Doable Suicide, . Fioni the Kandas City (Yo.) Tintes, On Doty last Sedalin’ was tho scone of an attomptod double suioido, and ‘siuce thou tho placo hes boou all excltoment, Both psrties, Doo Taylor and bis wife, wers woll kuown ih tha elty, tho Iatter dlso holding & high positiop in the socloty of the place, Taylor himsolf, It sooms, lLind mado himself notorlous by many misdoody, aud was at the timo -contined in tho Bedulin.Jall; awalting trisl . on olerges of seduotion, horse-stonling, aud gountorfeiting. Mary Clarvison (the \wife) s, a stopdangliter of Mr, Goorge Helsinger, a prominent oitizon of tho place, and wae flrst abdyoled by Tuylor on tho Uth of May. Hhe it #aid to be “very hoauti- ‘ful, of . modinm huluut.n]llnu,lom, and ‘about 18 Aftorwards sho revuruod home to hor parenta, who threatencd to shaot Taylor on- alghd, Baveral warrnula wers swoin out for hls areoity bub, by alwsys mounged to elnde tho ofllcers. Ly taking to the brusn and uua‘ntlnfi Limself 1n'the woods, I'inally ho was deteotar in tho not of lorso-stealing, and nfterivards ar- reatod at #he housoe of ‘Bquiro Lurton, fu Miller Uaunty, e wa1 placod i the County Jail on tho latter part of lagt month, where ho bay sineo ronijued, I'riov to thia timo he lind beon luually ‘married to the former.victim of his vito passlone, ungl she, uow Mrs., Caylor, trequontly visited hor husbonyd ln Lle ooll, though always acoompaniod uud closely watchud by tha Jailor. ; On Bunday, ng usual, sho yisited him, and ns tlio: keopor turned awsy for an instant, sho alippod H through tho bara m smail whita paper contaluing nu{nlmlno. From what can bo loariied of the uii- fortutiato affalr, it wonld soom that botl huaband and wifo had dotormined ajer this day aa tho ondof all their worldly troublés, rosolving on a mutunl termination of lifo by means of cold tson. Aftor leaving hor husband in chargo of hin saro of tho fatal doso, Mra, Taylor ropnirod to tho houso of Mrs, Hall, the Iady with whom 8ho was Hving, and during tho morning of tho samo day awallowed the othor lalf of the owdor. 8ho wns takou violontly ill in n fow hours aftor, and at § o'clock was 11 o drugerous condition, ‘Tho niowa of s wifo's sorions illnoss roachod "Taylor at about 6 o’clock, and whilo tho prison- ors woro oating m{lf)pnr at tho prison, ‘I'ho plot wng well arrangod, and ho immediatoly wont to hig cot, from which Lio was_soon to tafo a amall paper, tho coutouts of which ho emptied into his enp of coffgo, which waa standing untasted on tho table. , Ho was then soon to Rrop himeolf up nagainst tho slde of his prison-cell and drink off thie fatal draught. Soon after lio sank to the floor in spasmy, and was carriod out insousiblo, "A phyeivian was calied and Lo was placed undor trontmdnt, thongh from § o'clock till midnight lio Iny rigid andl aa ono dond, Allof ncadny &))lymlnnu wero 1 attendance npon both tuo lusbainl and wife, aud it {4 thought that both will uvunumll{ recovor, ‘Tha wifo, thougl consclons, s still in_ignoranco of hor husband's conditton. Taylor's trial for ab- duction, which way to have come up on Tucs- dny, wns, of course, postponed, and will bo In walting for his recovery. For his many crimes ho wonld liave gono, anid probably will yet go, to the Penitontiary, aud it was to ohoat tho prikon thnt ho rosolved on denth, Tho wife had sworu novor to leavo lior husband, and knowing that ho would soon bo taken from hor forovor, thoy Blnunod tho happy thought of mooting no moro cloy but {n that realm above, Fate, howovar, had disposed it to bo othorwise, and it is now thought that the medicino administored will obligo thom to live u Jittlo longer. INSURANCE IN CHICAGO, Letter from o Prominont Insurnnces Officer in New Yorie, New Yonx, Aug, 14, 1874, To the Editorof The Chicago Tribune: Sm: Sluco my roturn homo from your city I find n genoral foeling of alarm oxisting in tho minds of all oxperlonced undorwritors with reforenco to the safoty of Chlcago. Bovoral of our best companios havo ontiroly discontinuod writiug fu youe town. ' And I find tho priucipal renson given by tho Presidents of theso compnnfes s tue waut of a good and efciont Tiro Dopartment. Couplod with thio - renson ‘is . the fack” that that most important dopsttmont of your Oity Govorument fs'atrictly political, and that no Amorican i eligiblo to place fn the Firo Department of Chicago; that, in order to ro- coive favor from your Local Government, & man must bo eithor an Irishman or o Gorman, irre- spoctivo of Lis qualifications for the position The very pleasant intorviow I had with you, and the very lively interest you have talkon througl tho columna of your valuable paper in roferonco to the furthor protoction againet and provision. for oxtinguishing fires, 18 my apology for ad- dressing you this briof commuuication. And, unless somethiuyg is donb, and that right soon, Lo protect properly intho limits of your corpora tion, you will flad that insurance cap- ital ~ will withdraw from Chicago, not- withstanding the apparont indilTerenco your authoritios _aud merchants bhave to ' the sama, And I submit that your city is too largaly a debtor city, too deoply buried undor bonds aud mcrt‘mnua, to justify your poo{flu and your Local Govornmont iu treating so lightly tho no- coselty of protecting insarance-intoresis, 'This i8 in no spirit of throat, for my Company does not proposo to withdraw at presont. Wo lave this day givon our ngonts instructions to writo 3 but with great care, aud in limitud amounts, Iboliovo tho viows above expressed roprosont tho viows of noarly every insurauce company. in the City of Now York. Yours vory traly, I hovo rond Lo lotlor to somo of our best Trosldents, who iudorso every word 6f the anmo.’ bt ol RAILROAD NEWS. THE WISCONSIN VALLEY RAILIOAD. James I, Joy, Euq., Prosidont of thoe Wisconsin Valloy Railroad, aud F. 0.Wyatt, Chiof-Enginecr and Superintondont of the road, aro at presont at Wausau, Wis., for the purpose of looking over the ground, and inspectivg tho nature, charactor, and oxtont of thebusiness of Wausau, aud tho couuty generally, for tho purposo of complating tho railroad to that point this fall, and aldo to induce.tho, business-mon there, in case it should bo detormiued to push the rond to complotion withili tho noxt throa months,to pur= ohaso £20,000 worth of the bouds of tho rond in order fo onable tho monagers to bLulld tho rond within' that -tmo. The road is now, arid hins beed sindo the 1sk of June, come pleted to Knowlton, only 18 milos south of Wau- eay, fud 1t was the futontiow of Mr: Joy, whou tho road reachod that.polut, not-to dolay the worle-for o day, but to push it a¢ onco to Waneau, But, owing to ciroumstances over which ho had no,control, o was obliged to suspond tho work, He was powerless, 80 far as money was:con- corned, as the Enstorn .capitalists from whom Lio had the promido of aid to complete tho work rotused o malks any further investmonts fn thay kind of’ pm&mrlx in Wistconsin, Owing to the unlriendly legislation against tho rails romls, Mr. Joy bus laia his propositions baforo tho busincss-mou of Wau sau, who at.onco act copted thom; ood arrangemonts twore - made whoroby noarly all the bouds were takon: or agroad to bo taken, Assurauces wero givon by 3ir. Joy thut tho work could bo resumed at oneo, ‘u;l tho rond pushed to cowplotion without delay. , A REY TEEDER FOT OIICAGO, ‘The Cumberland & Ohio Rmlroad, now’ build- fug throtgh tho eontro of Kontueky, will, Whon completed, bo a new and importsut fooder to Cincago. Tho grade-work i3 in an advanced stago, and iron, it is thought, will come moucd goig down some tmo this month, This road runs from a point on the Louisvillo & Cmciunatt Shott-Line Railroad through, tho, tobacco rogious of IKentuoky and ‘Lonuesszd td Nnshvillo, It is a boo-line” from -the Oluo River to Nashville, ou the Cumberland, and shortons tho distanco from Louisville to Nashvitle 25 milos, sud by nlling up tho gap whoro _thoy striko tho Lowaville & Nashvilla Blgrt-Line Nailrosd and Obio River (20 milcs) at Jadison, Ind., and connecting with tho Madi- son & Indiaunpolis Railroad and. Indiaunpolis, Doru & Chicago Inilroad, forms almost ou sire lino from Clucago to Nashvillo, Tonn, TIE WISCONSIN LAW, A London capitalist, who has invosted largoly in Wostern raitronds, sonds tho following letior to the Financial Chroniclo, complrining of tho unfairnoss of tho Logislature of Wisconsin in pussing o railroad Inw, and snying that it ls & stigma and indolible disgrace to tho Siato: i Loxpow, July 40, 1874, Hditor Covimertial and Fintncial L‘ln‘anlul: : X DrAn ‘o Government nud Legisluturo of the Stato of nsin, whea grantiug o charter to a rufl. Toud compuny with powers 10 rajus 1wonoy, Lecomo partios to the finsncial transaction to a cortaln oxtont und uro quus debtors to tlo capitalists, and aro bound 1n equity to protect tho interosts of thass creditors, The poculfar powers in tho Constitution of tlut Blate, enabling thoe alteration or ropeal of any chartor aftor It hag been granted, were doubtless givon for tho protection of the community; but theks powers hiava to bo oxercised in obudionco to an older Iaw thun, tho Constitution of Wisconsia—stho Jaw of goud fath between debtor and ereditor, At the time of granting charters to s raflroad fn Wis- - conslu, espocially In the case of the carly rallroads, that tato wa o8 cagoras auy othor Stat 1o induch capitullote fo Invest i tho’ roads, wud oven Judgo Davis himsolf could hurdly sny that' at_that thme the Government or the Logislatura of tho State would have interproted thoso powera uf thu Coustitution i uny way (nconsistout With good faith towards tho capis talats, or with tho socurlty. of thofr capitalj and yob tho Loglslaturo had notice of tlicso powors, just us mtich un (according to Judge Davis) o capitallats had notlco of theny. It I8 obvlots that auy snoh interpre- tutlon of theso powors wonld buvo frlihtencd away all cupltal, and the Government wonid biavo failed i thn obfect for whigh thoy had gruntod. tho eliartors, sud Wisconuln wotlld hava util] been a dosort, Tho act lowerlug rates to an injurlous extent canuot bo cousstont -with honesty and fwik dealing, and alionld bo kot uside. Tut uvon If 1L bo set neldd o 1t ougbt to bo fn common Jjustice) tho act will still 1~ main an indoliblo disuraco to that Stato, Just as an at- fomut 10 rob eroditors fu_private lifo would bo a pore ‘potusl tigma upon the ohrator of au individual, v, . NATUMOAD ZARNINGH, Tho followig 15 the ofloial statemont of oatn- ings and oxpentos of tho Umen Pucitic Ralroad for Juue, und for tho ix wmonthy fyom Jun. 1 to Juno 80 . e e adwhe, 3 L e P Farninge§hus, sl 48 1206, bid,89 g4, U3, 57 um:fl&flu?.‘ux.w AR AT oarulnga. i, 402,08 $LY, 145,61 33, 141,630.06 B2, 230, 031, 1§ A uote to the statomout snys s *Lho deoroaus of 88Y,681,80 in not ewrnivgw is on acoount of oxtra oxponditurea in filling wp trostlo-bridgos, whioh work will be camnploted within the nost thirty days," 'Tho eninluges of (ho Illinols Contral Ratirend . The Ponusylyanin, Erio, Now " necopt any person's Impressions, fntead of our o upon 111:'nutigqntlon.' g}fil}““‘m"“ oucmies, Iwill not altor the prascripitong of physi- uth of Jily lsvo boon &8 follows i In Nitnots, In Mowa, 7Y during thé mo Ry olal, | 07 mites, niles, A0S milea, * l‘!flfll 105,529,600 41,1070 1i 007203 de60. WNTNI 941007 Talal, Tuly, TA.$510,257,50 $110,003.70° $635,101,30 Actual ‘carning July, 187,.... B40072.18 130,467,056 084,840,90 ‘lhis Is & dooroass of 7 por cont fu the IHlinois onrningn, of 164¢ per cont {u tho Iowa onruings, and of Blfifmr cont in the total, ‘Tito enrnings of tho Contral Pacifio Railrond for tha mouth of July wero: 1874, 81,268,000 ; | p 187, BIAIAGNL: 1872, 1,272,610 lncronso. 1874 ovor 1873, #0440, or 85¢ por’ cont; do. | P creaso, 1874 from 1873, 14,610, or 134 por cont, Tor tho soven mouths onding July 31, the onrne, ingswora: 1874, $7,005,0205 1873, £7,600, 007, or 13¢ por cont ; increnso, 1874 ovor 18 883,000, or 18 por cont. T'ho earntugs aud oxpensos of tho Tackford, Rack Islnnd & Bt, Tionis Railrond for the months of March snd April wore : 2| N March. April, | g5 Tiaruings.. $80,316,85 $00,034,07 | | Expounbs.. . 60199.03 | 51,437.09 Net Saruing8eco. ovveeovers S0,116.00 - £12,000,08 Trom the ten muntl}ng :.l’xéll_'uog(‘glé;xs Anrilntli\m toss rocaipts wore 374 X peor mile) ; o oxponaom, ronts, nhd txon, SH38 10181 b J¥ ihlllncd out, now t;:;slhlo Ly railroad, and the prioo has diminlsheq $324,020.,00 € 07,325,003 ,m.% 824 to 828 Y- Tuylor, of Prlacston 5 % . “Taylor, of Pl T g H;'lt\iflfflflfi' 0 Lrincoton, for tho plafatifr, As g cting, but showad, in thomatn, that at quattor of a mmilo” onst of ‘Mineral By forosts have boon made mo. m $36 nor 1,000 during tho war, tow: t It commandod provionsly. " Ho" foe oves that thora ~ omanids for Yoars to samyn. © * PP tho world's LEGAL INTELLIGENOE, ° ——— A What 1t Qost o nnllrom{ I”Jo;l;pn.ny to utn Man 0L o ‘Train, $Spccial Disnatoh to Tha Ohicago Tribune, OTTAWA, LIk, Aug. 17.—An important, gt his oon on trial in our Circult Court here for the nat tivo waoks, and was torminated to-day, It wag an aotlon of trospase, brought, b Riloy agaiuat tho Chicago, oot Mia s Lirian ook Tulaud & Protfia 0 Raflroad O £ b 1873, 80,781,120 { (nokous, 1874 ovor 1673, A120, | e bm::g};‘d;; nfury rooolvbi by tn ] oxpolled from dofoud- nts’ cars on their road at a pomnt a littly oagt of Tinoral Statlan, in Bureau County, In this Statg, Tho vouuo woa chiugod from Bureaw Conut of " Princoton, ‘tnd Julgs d i Jamos B, Eel Bubnnml. m’f""l' Ottawn, | npooarad Buch cases, tho ovidonco W03 con- Stat, urean County, on tho 8ty of April, 1“3%3?’;1‘3; 7434 per cont § not onraings, $190,371.95, or §673 | conduclor and Gther wm'g!-fl‘ the Gompany per mile, R LAND BALES, The Land Dopartment of the Union Pacifle | Bturtttory faro, and Railroad makos Ll followiug ropott = Jtino, 1874—43,062 22-100 acres, for Average prioo jer ncro. "otal sales to Junu Y t congrggy | Pt orclbly-ejoetod the plaintilt’ from tho ¢ hie protonao that ho was only wiilitg ':-‘:1‘;;’[?1?! not tho oustomar the Company's raton; but that r{n“rlna:tf was willing “to pay the one’ omaty faro, and that the couductor had mistakom the . lolntift far quo: of n aromwd 100 ncros, £or. .. « 4,018,809.72 | who iusisted’ upon pay} 3 Avompopeleniar et oo rnonn i WOOMRE | oL TRed, npon payimg e Lauds belonging to the %mfli}) iy romadn. ‘tlte plaintif, thrust bim from: the caes 3 %hnt. in mlmflnn’x:::!g' 11,000,320 04-100 neres., <. $10,400,000.00 n'.rz‘u bim off tho cars, the plafutitt wasine 8 i tred in tho shonlder and lunga, by which ho hag oo | $,520,00000 - © Builored over since, and is stil] orippled in hia T e 000,00 . slouldar and disonsod. in, his Tuuge,, 'Llia Jury Leaving bonda oulstanding....ssss ihes:S 8,148,000,00 Junoe 30, 1874—Principal (interest not in. cinded). . tagerae, « 08 2,008,281,07 "Lhoso notes huva been recoived for lionds Boid, and ato aceured by mortgngo with ndoquale wuargly, ' This fund is Teserved oy terms af the trust for the redumr- tion of land-grant bonds, 1t fs now sutlicient for tho purchaso, at the nvorage prico of the lust throo years, of nbout 3,500,000 of theso bonds. Canls i Hands of Truatoes for the purcliago of. land- Arant bouds Juno 30, 1874, $14,160,68, Tho Lond Dopartmont of:the Illinols Contral Rafirond roports for July aales of 1,071'acres of construction Inuds for 38,411.45, aud.-oaeh col- | lections of $90,452.90,, -+ TIGUER RATES, 4 S A privato mooting of railrodd mansgers, which | | was an adjourncd moging from the couforence’ of Saratoga, wos hold in Now York Aug. 11. York Coutral, Doston & ‘Albany, Groat Wostern, and othor compailes, woro ropresentod. Tho subjoct of nflsinlj; the froight rates to tho West was undor considoration, tarlll will bo fssued on tho 20th, and that tho raigo will bo on flvst class from 75 coults to 81, and on tho other classes In proportjon. 1 Another meeting to considor an advanco in pacsenger rates will shortly bo hald, % < TILE MINNESOTA TARIFE. - - Thoro I8 no trath in tho statoment made by the Kaitroad Qazelfe that tho Winoua &. St nort tho snAkes, and the about La'olock by Williara Lylios. 4 Jeacari road, play with thom, saying he was s snako-ch aud had bandiod lsundcods of tham. - Sty his barkeoper objected, but boforo nwnre' of it Lydidk drew baclcone of the looay = 3,232,000.00 | found fok the Hlaiutiir, netoaning ¢ i 32,500, - Only one o6 the jury. wix ‘:p;l:rm?‘;:& ho non:‘n C:lrnugnr. | I&m%tlf\en for a now trlal was arguod and ovorrulod, Tho c; - p:gmn ot 80 goes to the Bu. THE PRAIRIE SINGER, - A Man Bitten by an Xlinols Rattice wnalke, :F'roni the. Terrs. Hauls Journal, Avg, 15, A vory Targo aad_splondid. Sposiss of the raitfo rattlosnake Was. rocontly, sent by a Atr, ornard, from tho southorn patt of nols, tnown ag * Egypt," to Mr, Rl linaworth, of the horn part of this city, A small blagk cop= porbicad nccompaniad it, and both wore incloged n a long, narrow box, ono sido of which was of lass, and the ouds being horad with holgs, El- *lingworth had 0o uge for tho roptilos; and I & fow dapi wold thoia o Jolia, Braithy prorein of the Tifth and Lotayotto atroots with the I. & St T, Railroad, who and it 14 undorsiood that & now | hiy galoon. mitly, propriotor atropolitam snloon, ab (o Junerion of kopt thom on exbibition in A good many camo to sco Weto. vitited ' yostorday iving on Centro (63¢) stroct, near-the Lnfayott > He wnutes t‘o’- talte the: anskés. hnty:ncf Bmith and thoy wera Doter Rulrond Lind dacided to adopt the -Com- Eunnn ot glass .nt ane cnd of the bax, roschod miseioners' tarllT for frolults. Tho Prosidous of the Obioago & Northwostern Nailroad stated to o TIRUSE roportor yesterdey that thoy intended to mako tho ratos &0 low that tho poople of The peoplo of that State hnd thus far ehown.n vory friondly splric towards tho reilroads, and no difticulties of any kiud aro expootad. P TRAIN ACGIDENTS, X or Tliinols railronds met with_tho followiug aecl- donts dnru:!g.l.ha mouth of July: On tho 2d, two cars loaded with whisky, in an oast-bonhd téafn on the Indlanapolis, Bloormking- ton & Wostorn® Railrond, caught firo when tho tinin was ndar Ogdon; XL, and wero destroyed boford it dould bo stopped, - = On tho night of.the" 224, a north-bound pas- senger éraln on the Evansville, Torrs Hauto & Chicngo Rmlrond was thrown from the track nb Tlof's sliue; wonr Clinton, Iud., by a misplaced awitel, ditching tho engine and soveral cats, and injucing tho ouginoor, firomau, and brakoman, . On tho akh, a3 0 cunstruction-train was stand- il ing ou thoe frackt of tho ' Chicngo, Durlington & Quinoy Railroad, in Aprors, IH., It was. run into by o fraight teais, wmckhxs sovoral cars., Ou the mornlng of the a0ih, at Riveraido, Iil,, ou tho Chicago, Butliugton & Quiney ailvoad, *n wost-hound train ‘which had gono o to n sid ing- to permit-n passengor train to DaBB Wiy started out just g8 a froight train was going oastward, end got so.fay in tho way that one cap was wrecked, aud a etick of timber was drivon throngh Lho stonm-ohost. The englnoman and I brakoman of tho north-bouud train were decided it i ig bond along to whero the snales wore, and pulled out the copperhead, which'is sbout 3 foot éou:.fl Ho h':lndlilud it sinxuml (llniuutuué % 0 coil aroun 8 wri s b o Miunosota would have no causs to complain. | then pullod out tho .l;u’:o’ rm'l):n:h el abouz 5 foot loug, or & Little moro.. fron tho timber-land and hills are lang, slim and dark, But this one, like all prairio rattleanakes, allowod it Ho . Thinis Datllesnalion 5 shorter, is vory powerful, and is light gray, spotted with black. It has loat somo flash since ts confinemant, but {8 still a8 largo as s man’s "nrfi: in tho thickest part, wheu drawn up in coil. It scoms there woro but two or thres in the snloon at tho time, and as Lydick pulled tho big snuke ont of the box and tarried: {6 totha: dhor, the othars kept woll away from bim, out to the platform, sud.goys.if Tie: bad-dropped that snako & troight-train could not. linva caught Lim, . Ho did not drop sinuony and gracefnlfolds of ‘tlis. around his arm and neck, and”ths man allowed Buith got it, howovor, but, tho roplilo aotlod t to glide over his shouldors and bodv. Ha hold it = faw minutes snd tlwu_!mt' 1t: baok into the box. After that Lo ngain: toolt; i hawdled it s bofors, and again puk it back, He did this threo times. Dox the third timo, ho'was rathor rougls with i and felt n slight cut on his loft hand, no attoution, supposing, that ho had brushod his hinud urzaingt the odgo of ta finsd - A momont efterward, ihowever, Whilothaldiag i, strilie end bite ‘tho. middib fagpr, . out and On taking it out of tho o i ha saw it g i of His right hand.' Tio saake bas o' latgo: and hideous head, and fora man to seo it open its great jnwa and to bo at fault, and wore discharged, produco anincision with its fangs, ono would thiuk s coaemg A wonld 06 grewtly tewtifying, Dub. Lydiok coolly THE BISHOPRIC. put tho big fat Toplilo back ‘into its bow, and LRS- o wiped the wounds much as if thoy nad been pro- To the Editor of The Chicago Tribunes Sm:_ Upon tho choico of Bishop Whitehonse's suocessor dohonds thie weal or' wos of tho Dio- coso of Ulinols. Tho olootion aud coufirmation of & man'iWwho would .provoke controversy or hostility, or of gno wauting in any of tho pre- | seribed qualifieations” of o Dishop,—qualifica- | ¥ tions 80 opposite that they ara rarely, united in one man,—would patalyzo this Diocoso throughe | v out s Episcopato; “:whils .ono- posscssing | yec D OF Tamac | Vory mach, but s it Land aas s s naburo, tact, ‘and -oluquénce,” would * davelop o ffdf saintliness, echolarkhip, Inowledgo-of : human latent power of growth how narecoghised. Tho mistortunc of recont Electoral tious lins beon, that thoy-wero divided’ nvan- 0 Low clout forco to provail over the othdr, ahd the ro- ault b ofton beon a compromiso, in, some ine s ditced by & bao or musquito, "Ulie othors waro froatly alnmed, but - ke moistencd his fingers with whisky ud hald on the wous of tobaceo; Faying it would not amouut to -suy- thing, Dut Lis right avm and fofk haud began to swell, and Do soon bedamo very ill, 1s small quids Dr. Mann was font far, aud bosides ointments for tho woltadh, drdored Jilforal’ deSes of whisky - to counleracs the deadéning and stapafyiup offects of the. poisom.: <o becamo juteXicated somo- what, and beneoliopes were. anlortained of-bis vory, His loft hnud nud wrist did nob swel] ELully, nud bis hund aud wriss: changed to @ , froow o Lulf wiy up ta'tho elbow. At 0 o’clocl Inat ovaning the. patient ' was anf~ fering conaiderabty, and was sloopr and had be- como greatly stnnefi uad.Higa Churoh pattios, noither boing in sufl- | Wihe for his reliof, od. Lvery offort wos- boing Later.—The -patieut wns rosting woll at mid- night, though his circulation scomed Lo bo poor. Huving presod elovon hours sinco’ tho accidont, stancon Tortnfnto,bubin’ somo almost suicidal. | there was somre. Liopo that he may recover. Ouo familise cavs oocnrs to iy mnd whero n Dioceno lost a_God-mado- Bistiop, So oftiolent, Yot 80 poaceful ntil' happy, was Lig relgn, thab the idea of thodmportation'of discontent by hig' HAuccessor nover suugestad itnelf to his peoplo ; but the inovitable factiond, sluntlieriog diring Lis_hfe, sprang up at hls doath, = Noithor conld outvoto tho othor, nud, aftor protractod ballotingw, at tha unforcunnts momont when tho delogates were woaficd almost boyoud endur- ance, ¢wo-or threo olergymen in whom all con- t fidence was placod nrged upon tho Canvontion h & divinn whotn thoy had ‘met dasually, and who bad impresscd thom as boiug M jumt tho may that “was wanted,"” and the Convaiitlon, glad of any labpholo of oscape from tun_ dilenuna in whilol {6 wan placed, ofouted tho mdi whom ofly threo of the members had ovor Bseen, and of whom mnot-one. of tho otlors | thad ovet heard; ol both _olorzy aud Inity, inclnding thoto who influcncad tlio choico, have aver since baon xoponting in snokeloth and ashos of their folly. Lot us bo oarcful, thon, ow wa own judgniont foundo “Throo namok ectur to ny mind ug:woll worthy of constdoration in conveetion with. thio' Lpiscos nl offles,—thelr possoasara all yolug onotgh to | ¢ nauro, undor Piovidoco, 1 vigoraus ndminis. | ® tration, yot old aud exporienged Fur.(ljnll.(un fonturity of eud;,’mont: 'hilips DBrooks, of Triul witn tho Tivangolidal portion” of- tha Ohuoh, | P is a preachor of ‘rave puriky and oloquence, deoply in_onrndht in oi¥ecting “God's work. adorod by biy flucfic, and undoufifl o Bl by hiy lovely heart, The tor of Bt. Panls Sehool, Concord, N, bered _minong the” advanced Churehitlon, is Olristinn ministor iy ovay dotail, a rofined gebolar, and effectivo pr‘cnufinn thrico clasted Bishop of Now Iniupshire by the clargy of thut | A Diocese, though the_luity, profarrod anothor | & whom they thought peculiarly fittod for contact with tho” vongh and. nuci’( on tho sterilo soil und among the rooky hilla of tho Granits State. And ust, but not loast, T am reminded of a modarate Churchman, onoiigh (o Tho, Rov, e brght licht in the Housa of Bishopa wlion the rovored uurgus, Mollvaluo, and Hobart adorned thub itlusteious’ body, and whoso uncle, tho vauerablo Prolatg of Now York, -I4 now promi- uont in-the counoils of tho Olroh ; aud tboro are fow who in thomeelvos combino o happily | J. the plety, loarning, Iudustry, ability, and senso of tho boloved Roctor of Grace, New York, tho Tev. Houry O, Pottor, 1. D, el mi Tho conmocration ‘of ‘eifhior of thoss mon | in would givo us u godly Bishop, upon whose hoad ;\'?Imnum hopo fixo Divino ' benediction would all, Mrrae, e, Yollow Rinc. Br, Davia Illulue',n Bouthorn authority, writ- ing to the Georgotawn (8, 0.) T¥mes in rogard North Carollua caimol South Caroling posgossas 9,500,000,000" of goo: and upwards, cluarol woods. Uoorgia is oreditos foot, notwitistanding tho great amotmts ‘ox- | fr orfod ¢ and Torida with 3,000.000,000, t which labama sud Mississippl add 9,600,000,000, Al- oarthed a singular bit of mediaval toctura. Sy that jonrnal: Who is the guardian soint of tho apothecarios wo do mat know, but Homebady haw divtaterrod an ansiont onth which formerly had to bo taken by ovory Fronck phat- maceutist. .. It yuna thus: { follow ty, ‘B'fl“o“{\ wontited will fiol keap in my pl God nasist mo, 0003 Qlencly, £10,000; el work' needed | Blncitwood, 80,000 ; Jay Gould, tor, $83,000; Landy Thorne, £30,000: Jim Irving, £30,000 3 Goldsmith Maid, £20,000 1 0ub ; Prospero, 320.(IUDJ Rosallng, & born Bishop in one sanse, whoso fatbor wan g | lu, 1 i §10,000; Pocahonins, 995, 820,0005 Auburn Horgo, £13,000 ;' Judgo Fuller- :uu, &20,000; Mambiing Hortle,s 310,000 o, brino Tilot, $12,0005 Georgo I, Daniols, 8,000 ; closs Grangor, to tho timbor supply, says thae winlo tho sapply | Duke owns 1,200,000 neres, of yollow pigo In_ Virgiia is small, and whilo | contly, enly 20,000 wera un i3 furnsh 60,000,000 fact, | tho lst fow yonis ho has reclubned o gront doal d | of wasto Innd, and lmfl)r_o!mneu recinlining a morchantanlo yellov ‘phm. squaring 10 fnches | thonsand acres ennuaily, sup, and. 700,000 acies | au ouclay of £26,000 a your, or a total of £1 270, coverod with ouk, ash, oypross, and simitar | 000, 1 ordor to bring to with 8,600,000,000 | tho 60,000 weres which 'The Apothecary?s Oati . The Metical aid _ Swrgioal Reporter Has tin- onrsing arohil- 41 tak Lo witness, botoro all, Glod, the Crod- or of Eho finfvers, 1 thrco pordon, tha duribs ho wholo of my hfo I will observo that whicl I wilklivo and diein the Christian faith, I wilt Lonop my parouts, , Twill lonor tho phyai~ clunk and mastors undor whom' T I will nevor say auything that shall be injurious 10 tho senior of odr oudor, or to othors, I will adorn with my bess the diguity of tho nit, and I will not revaal its scerats, I will do nothing im- prudonily nor through hopa of gain.. In acuto stelnosy I wiil not- give |)u_lvnllvcn without tho order of tho physicien, 1 wil Liato: stndled. Jicop thio secrota of T will adminisier'no polson, dolther to be admlnistered, even to m inus, I will nevor subdfibite ono ramedy for nother without thoir kuowledgo, I will dis- courngo tho fatal practice of omg’zrlm.-v I willyo- fuso to no person my legitimn! snssistance, - avaiacy atale or budly-pro- ared medicamonty, ° > o oA *In muking and ulmurvhxfi thioso rules may i Alnsi soit-il I "This is not such an_antiquated onth but that tov. Honry Coit, D, D., Rtac- | WO should like to seo it rovived aud rospoctod. — Xrices of Noted Amortean Ilors i0 o trom the New Yovk Matl, f - ‘Che.tollowing.aro Homa.of tho prides haid for morican horses ¢ Kentuoky, £10,000 5 Norfolk 16,0003 Lexiugton, &15,000; Xingtial Smugglor, 615,000 30,0005 Dox Brattlo, 820, 20,000 Lu= um, 525,000 ; Clua G, 00 Edwatd Lvorot, 20,000 ;" Iappy Mo 20{000; Gaorgo Pulmer, ®18,0005 . Lrown, £12,000; Flora Templo sold, when agod, for §8,000, for a brood muro} $20,000 waa olfeved and refused for Tom Bowllpfi Jost mum- or'; 39,000 was offorod aud rofnsed for Bastott bLis -yent-old form; 35,000 will not to- duy buy Dagwood o Aetorsid; 10,000 was offor ad’ nnd 20,000 for Thorndale, refused for 0, and Woodford Mum i ‘Fho Dulke of A?Iunm‘luml. The Dule of Buthorland would mako n firate In_Suthoslanduhive alona tho ot whiah, until ro- or cultivation, For his will ndcosilate an- arablo condition ean by ta nitful coru-tolds, S $1 10t ——e —Flovon thousand mep und boys are idlo {1 though thoe supply near watercoutsos hug boon | the Wyoming aud Lackawauns oont-rogglons.