Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1874, Page 5

POLITICAL. Probable Rejection of the Ohio Constitution by the People. Call for the Opposition Conventlon in Springield, Bignatures of Prominent Liberals and Republicans Obtained, Washington Hesing Again Announces His Candidature for Congress. Miscellaneous Notes. Voto on the Ohlo Constil Special Dispatch to he Chiéago 1 CLevenasp, 0., Aug. 18,—Tho Constitutional eleotion was held throughout the State to-dny. The Constitution as submitled was completeed in May Inat, after two laboriona sosstons by the ablest convention over sssombled in this Btato, The Hon. M. R. Waito- was President antil his promotion to ‘tho Obief Justicoship, whon the honor fell upon Judge Btanloy. Matthews. About a two-thirds voto of the Stato has boon cast to-day. In thoe citier it has amount- ed to throc-fourths of tho entiro vote, In Clovoland, which cnst 15,000 in the Presidontinl elaction, 11,000 votos have boen polled fo-day. In- this city tho Constitution roceives about 5.600 mojority and liconse about 8,600, The railroad-ald and minority-reprosonta- tion olsuses sare eadly dofeated in tho city and all" points in “the Btato from which roturns thus far have boen recoived. Roturna como in plowly, tho voto being a laborious ono ta count. In thocountry tho vote against liconso 1ns boen hoavy, but 80 nearly in this balanced by tha aftirmativa vota in the citios tuat it will bo imposatble to decido baforo Thureday whoth- er liconso is carriod, Thero scoms overy reago; for confidonca that tho now Constitution will be adoptod. b oy Syecial Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, . MaNspiELD, O, AuE. 14,—Very light voto polled—not much over half. Mansfiold City and afadison Township, 186 majority against the now tonatitution, avd 24 in favor of liconse. Bolle- ville Townsbip, this county, 273 against Consti- totion, and Gl agaivst liconse, Monroo Town- shiip, 471 against Constitution, nnd 203 _against liconee, No furthor returna at presont, but the indications aro thnt the now Coustitution is beat~ sn by 800 to 1,000 in this county, and tho liccnso clause tis also probably in the minority., Tho other clausos aro badly Blaughtored. Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, 0.— Majority ngaiust Coustitution, 205; sgainet }- congo, 142. Loulsyillo, Stark County—Minority for Consti- hdfi‘m? 126; for licouso, 165; sguivst railroad id, 446, Cap1z, 0., Aug. 18,—Vote for tho now Consti- tution, 116 ngainst, 473; vote for nfinority rop~ resontatiou, 07} agaluet, 478 5 for railrond. aid, 110; against, 478; for liconso, 143; againat li conea, 446. ] Wazrua, W, Va., Aug. 16.—Tho voto In Bel- mont and Jefforson Counties, O., 8o far a8 hoard from is very light. Portland, Joffarson County, gives 14 for now Conslitution; 178 against it ; 93 for liconso ; ngaiust, 93. Barneavillo, mont County, for the new Constitution, 87; aguinat, 764 ; for licons, 231; againat, 637; La- grango, Jofferson County, for now Constitution, Hono; againat, 713 for liconso, 80; sgainst, 8. At Stoubenyill the majority in tho city and townghip agafust the new Constitution i 758 mnjority in the sume forliconso, 76; railrond aid ond miority representation are lost by atill heavier majoritics. ! Cormuus, 0., Aug. 18.—8pecials to the Ohia Stale Journal thus far recoived show tho follow- iug election roturns on thio now Coustitution and liconso : Delawaroe City and Township comploto, mojority sgainst the Constitation, 648 ; againal licenso, 128, Delawaro County is roported as beiug largoly against the Conatitution. Nino wards of Zaneswillo give 700 majority against the Constitution, and 400 for liconsa, ‘ToLEDo, 0., Aug. 18.—Olinton Township, Ful- ton County, 980 majority .against tho Comatitn- tion, 220 ngainet liconse ; Mlilton Township, Wood County, 220 majority against tho Conatitu~ tion, 43 majority for licengo ; Whitehouse, Lucas County, 100 mojority sgaiust the Conetitution, 15 ngn{nsb liconse. A digpotch from Tiflin _says the indications, basod upon roturus from ‘throo wardd from that town and two townships of Scnoca County, aro {lat the county will ql\‘u 1,000 majority against the Constitution and 200 majority for licenso. Fromont City and Township, 676 majority ngaiust tho Constitubion ; 831 for Hcouso, ‘Bollovillo Township, Sandusky County, 224 majority agaivet tho Constitution ; 20 majority for license, Two townships in Deflance County, 72 ma- ority agalust tho Coushitution ; 70 mujority for icanso, 2 Bpringfiold Township, Willisms County, 115 1mnfority againat;tho Constitution, and samo ma- jority agawmat liconse, Bryan, Villiama County, 272 majority againat tho Constitution, and 2% Injority for liconso. Tho othor two propo- pitions are dofoated by still Iargor majorities. Napoleon Town and Townsbip, Honry County, 10 majority against tho Constitutfon, S31 aginst mifiority roprescntation, 414 agaiust railroad aid, and 120 majority for liconse. A Porrysburg Township, Wood Connty, 411 ma- jority against tha Constitntion, 460 mnjority ngainst minority ropresentation, 590 majority against railrond 01d, and 273 sgainst liconsa, Dayro, 0., Aug. 18.—The now Constitution ja carried by about 800; license by about 1,000, CINcINNATE, O, Aug. 18.—A protty full vote whas cast in Cinciunati on the new Constitution, considering tho notico of tho clection, Very little electioncering was done, Tho kecpers of tho smallest grade of saloons voted against liconss, Bovon city wards, casting 8,636 votos, givo 458 for tho Conetitution and 2,785 for license. Chilicothe, gives 108 majority for tho Consti- tution, 456 nlaljom.y for liconso, Plqua, 340 ma- ority ngainst tho Conatitution, and 18 msjority for icenso. Wilmington 1oports liconee and Consti- 3= Cle tation Isrgely dofoated, and Clinton. County, |-Cul Washington Court-Touss, roports 777 votou cast, nnd four to one sgaiust licensoand the Constitu- tion. Spring Creck Township, Mismi County, 180 Against 1o Conatitution. = Toreno, 0., Aug. 18.—Toledo Oity complete, majority agaiust the Coustitution, 185; egaiust minority represontation, 538; ngainst rvilroad id, 6203 mn]ofl%!vr licouso, €87, CLEVELAND, ., Aug. 18,—Tho olection throughout this soction of the Stato passed off quiotly. A light voto waa polled, So little in- torest i manifosted that it is difloult to_obtain resuits from the neighboring county. Tho fol- lowing is the report of majorities asfar a8 ascor- tained: Clevolaud Cily, four wards, iu favor of tho Constitution, 2,499 in favor of liconse, " Blark County—Parry Townsbip and Massillon City favor tho Constitution 594; favar liconse, £90; Aliiance, apwinst tho Conetifution, 1995 agalust liconse, 176, Canton—In favor of tho Jonstitution, 247; favor of liconso, 209, Summit County—ITudson, in favor of the Con- stitution, 125; in favor of liconso, 11, Akron,: six wards, in favor of {he Constitution, 823 favor of liconeo, 450, Portaga Township—In favor of Constitution, 25; favor of liconse, 91, Tranklin Township—Against Constitution, 283; against license, 4, Cn?nlmgn Falls—In favor of Constitution, 133 ; agalust liconse, 66, Huron Oounty—Norwalk, agzainut Oonatitu- tion, 805 ; against Hoonse, 2, Wakewan, against tho Constltution, 166 ; agaivat liconso, 0. Mi- lan, ngallnut tho Constitution, 170; againet li- souko, 61, Loraing Cotnty—Medina, against tho Constl- tucion, 41 aguinnl liconse, 41, Ashitabula County—Conneaunt, in favor of the Constitution, 200 ; sgainst liconso, 118, Hundusky Counly—1T'wo townships, Including Fromont City, sguinsé tho Constitution, 809 ngainst licenso, 80, Heneen County—T'wo townships, Inoluding par- tial returns from Tiflin City, against the Consti- tution, 840 ; in favor of liconso, 138, Mahoning County—Youngatown, township and city, agninut tho Conshitution, 73; against M- coiifo, 161, I'rumbnll County—\arren, city and townahip, iu favor of tho Constitution, 20; in favor of licouse, G8. Jdeflovson County~—Bleubenville, against tho Canstitution, 78 ; in fuyor of liconso, 87, Columbian County—New Lisbon and town- sbip, agninst tho Conmtitution, 427; againat licenso, 227, ‘Tuscarawes Connty—Urlehaville, againgt the Constitution, 427« againet licenso, 200, Ene County—Yormilion, sgalust the Consti- tution, 89; in favor of liconss, 91, Portage County—Aurara, in favar of the Con- stitution, 48 ; agaluat livense, 28, Richland County—Delleville, :i;ulnnz the Con- gtitutlon, 278 agalust licouse, 61, Lucas and Monros Townships—Agsinat tho Oongtitutions 271; againat liconso, 203, CovLtmamys, 0., Ang. 18.—ettirns from all bnt two wards of Qolumbiis _Bliow a msjority of 185 for the Constitution, 424 for minonty raprosenta- tion, 876 for llconse, and 172 majority againsh rallrond ald. . Ttoturns from two townships show a majority of 903 against, tho Coustitution” aad 193 againss jconno, [Pt Sy OrnorvwaTs, 0., AUg. 18.~-Athons—00 majorl- ty againat the Conatitution ; 127 majority for li- consa. - e Zanosvillo—700 majority against the Gonstltn- tlons GOO forlicanmo, - Muskingum County probably 2,000 agatnat tho Uonatltation, Tha voto {n Lancastor on the Con~ stitution waa a tlo, Now Loxington—878 majority sgalnst tho Oon- stitution ; 29 against liconsa, 8t, Olaltvillo—A madority of 022 againat tho Constitution; 147 agalust liconso. Springfiold—Majority for the Oonutitution, 6003 for lloanso, 185, TorEDo, 0., Aug, 18.—The voto In this olty and thronghout the northwestorn partof the Stato, as far as hoard from, is vory light. 'Threo warda in the city give 105 majority for, tho now Constitution, 60 agninst minority roprosentation, 87 ngsinst railroad aid, 801 for liconao. Tontogany, Wood County, gives 169 against tho now Conatitution. Paulding Conunty, ono_township, including Antwaerp Village, 87 majority for the new Oon- slitution sud 40 againat liconse. . . Columbus Grove, Putnam County, 185 against tho Constitution, 100 agatnat minority roprasen- tation, 168 sgalust railrond ald, 64 ‘agalust li- conto, Bt. Joseph Township, Willlams County, 189 against tho Constitution,'110 against minority Bapmauuunn. 160 sgninst railroad ald, 87 for iconso. .Two. townships in Lucas County, 82 againat tho Qonstitution, 76 agast minority roprosentas- tion, 124 againat rallrosd nid, 43 against liconeo, 1 21ilbury, Ottaws County, 4 sgalnat the Qon- stitution, 18 sgainst minority “ropresentation, 100 against railrosd aid, 33 for Jicense, i . Banpusgy, 0., Aug. 18.—This ity gives .07 majority nfi:hmt ho new Constitution, and 71f in favor of liconse.’ : £ Ottawa roports Putoam Oounty majority 455 sgainst tho Constitutfon; 803 against liconse. Wayneavitio 405 againab iho Cobstitution; 580 agalust licenso, illorsburg, majority againet tho Constitution, 2(0, and rop Imes Oaunt{v 1,000 agninst, and Mount Vernon 568 majority against tho Constitution, * ) AYTON, 0., Aug. 18.—Tho total yote on 6e now Oonstitulion shows & ml%n;rlty for the Con~ atitution of 368 ; majority for liconse, 14,408, * .CoLumnus, 0., Aug, 18,—A special to. the State Journal from Portsmonth showa 288 .ma- Jority against the Constitution, and 100 for M- congo. Urbana City and Township gives 820 ma- !urlty against tho Constitution, and 220 against iconso, Champaign County, it is reported, will ivo 12,000 against the Constitution, Buoyrus Lownship givos 876 majority againat the Consti- tution, and 239 for license. - g -CixoiNNati, O, Aug. 18.—All the wards of Cinclnnati in, About 22,000 votes polled. * Tho -vote stonds: Majority for now Constitution, 6,483 ; majority for licenso, 11,629 ; majorif for minority-roprossniation, 843.. The. reat Hamilton County not heard from, - . - Lobanon—Majorities, 404 againat Qonstitution, 15 againat loonso. London and . four townships in ‘Madison County—Majorities, 461 against tho Constitution, 971 agatnst licouso. City of Ham- i1ton—462 against Constitution, =P ‘The only largo towns in Sonthorn Ollo heard from givo large majorities Af.'alust the Constitn- tion, and generally largo in fayor of lcenss for the sale of liquor, = "ToL.epo, O., Aug, 18.—Honry County—Liborty sod Washington Townships, majority against tho Oonstitution, 285. X Call for the McCormick Demooratic State Convention. s o the Democracy, Liberals, and ali other opponents e Republican Farty s " ¢ Tho Democratio Btato Oontral Committes, In pursuanco of power vested in it by the Demo- cratic Btato.Convention of 1872, "hereby givos notice that a State _Oonvention. will bo hold at Springfield, on Wednesday, the 26th day of August, 1874, 8t 12m. All votors of the Biate who desiro Lo promote the following purposes aro invited to join in sonding 'delogates to this -Convention 1 om First—Tho restoration of gold and.sllver as tho basis of the currency of tho comntry ; tho spoody reanmption of specio paymonts, and the payment of all national indobtedness in thoe maney rocognized by tho civilized world. Second—X'roa eomumeroo. Third—Individual liborty, and opposition to sumptunry luwa, 5 Fourth—Rigld reatriction of the Governments, Dboth Btate and Natioual, to tho legitimato do-- main of political power, h{ oxcluding thorefrom all Exooutive and Logislativo intormoddling with tho affairs of wociety, whoroby mounopolies' are fostorod, privilogod clssacs aggrandizad, and in- dividual fraedom unneceasarily apd oppressively rostrained. . - Fifth—Tho right and duty of the Stata to pro- tect ita citizons from extortion and anjust dis- orimination by charterod monopolies. ‘Tho Committos, bolioving thoe opposition to Republican. misrulo .can harmonlously unito ‘upon tho foregoing principles, oarncatly solicit tho froe co~operation-of all mon, rogardless .of paat political aflilistion, in an_eamest effort to plsco tho Btato sud National Goyernmenta iin o hands 'of mon who aro actuated by the prin- clples above enunclated. o 2 l};‘mh county.will bo entitled to send one dele- gntu for every 500 votes, and ono delegata forovery raction of © 250 -yoteA- and ovor cast in enid county for all the Presidential candidates at the Prosidontial élection of 1872, ‘The following is the tablo glvinfi the total voto cast for President in 1872, and the number of dolegates.apportioned to eaoch connty : = FEE] 3F H 1 13 S 4| N Countler, S g countien & le JUR W 5 g & H & £t L 9,008 1 5199/ 10 %214/ "5|Tol 4% 9 1l 4 Ll 1 Lei) -4 8,35 18 U8 41 7343 14 b, 1241 19 48040 1,08 2|M 2741 & el b Bl 8 Smal sln Le8| B 6,807 12 BbdlLf 11 4,678 10 8,098 8 8,478] " 7{B 9,180| 18 gt 313l 4 R il § B,263 10 47 2,418 5| B2 2l glaL 2,080 4 senl 1 439 9 $ip b sl 8 4] 8] B 11 gl 1 vl 3 7,288 14 476 1 2w 4 2l 4 o] 7|Ba Bl 17 3,u85| ki B 17 Gt 1] 4,36 10 4,819 10| 73l 9 B3| ) 58 6 Bual 4 11 10 218 o 1l 8 e bW 1l 5 4,658 81wy w3l 8 Lest! siw oyl 7 gl 1) vol o 8mi( 1) 19 9 Ll 4 120 14 8,267| 131 Wi roi0| 1 8,126 o & 10 HEe Kw o] 8,808 7 4,357 3| asess 1429, 147861 &t 8 C. 11, McConarok, Ohsirman, At Large—0. ., McCormick, Jas, 0. Robinson. First District—George 8, Kimberly, Bocond Distriot—A. 0. Btory. Third Distrlot—Theodore Babinta, Fpurth District—Jamos B, Ticknor, Fifth Distriot—VW, O. Wright, Baventh District—James G. Elwood, Eighth Distriot—W. B, Cook, Ninth Distriot—W. T. Dowdall, Tenth Distriot—1homsa B, Cabeon, Elovonth Distriot—A. A, Glenn, Twolfth Distrlot—E. L. Morritt, Tourteenth Distrlot—J, R, Cunningham. . Soventeonth Dintriot—8. B. Wilcox, Xighteenth Diatrict—William H. Greon, Ninateonth District—Obarles Oarroll, Domooratio Btato Contral Committee, The undorsigned citlzous, being In full har- mony with the principles onunciated In tho above eall, and douirons of combluing sll votora of tho Btate who agroo with these principlos in an ur. osition party etrong_enough to put anend to Fho misrulo of the Ropublican party, honstlly all Jol I tho sbovo oallt 1 tedrioh Tisokar, Joliu N, Paimor, 3% Nooibmugh, Horrnann Twsiee, I P, 8 vorger, Uasper Butz, Bol. IT, B, Edunnd Juassen; Dan'l Thompson, Horo Voss, Honry Groonobaum, John I, Walsh, s 3 Adolph Bohoeniuger, 8, L, Marab, ¥, I’ 8heorman, F, Lacknor, Redmond Prindlvilte, Ym, Yocko, R. G, Culflold, Fratols 11, offman, Jr., F, H. Winston, H. B, Miller, THE CHTCAGO DAILY Thomas Hoyno, Dan'l 0'Hars, Andro Matsoson, 3, T, Doolittte, Jr, L. B, Datloy. John A, MdClornand, John H, Oberly, Chas, H. Lamphior, Dan'l Camoron, ¥, H. Johnson, A, Orondorft, g M. Hotaling, Julins Rosen :hui, H, A lmur, Edward Rummol, 0, Xnobelsdorft, Max Eborhardt, Jobin 0. Riclibarg, F. Baumaun, Goorge Von Hollon, Potor Hand, Horrmann Liob, \Wm. Ra Rictiard Miehaolio, g h .%‘Mri;m.\y, (\v O[.lllroslng,n i 5as0 It Dittor, ‘ashivgton Mos Gustav ioomer, o 54 Mr. Washington Mosing asa gongross :n::l‘nl Candidate in the Third Dis= rict. To the Editor of Ths Chicago Tiribuna: Bin 1 A rumor seoms to liave galned orodenco that I had withdrawn my namo aa osndidato for Congross in tho. Third District. . Two papors havo mado the aunouncement, I wish to dony tho samo in the' most emplidtio mannor, and, at tho same timo, to-atate that I shall submit my namo to the Opposition Conventlon, bolleving that the bost Iutarcatd of tha country domand a chango, and the introduction of sovoral radicsl reforms, s Tamin favor of aspoedy return to s mpocle- ‘basig, as & step indisponsablo to Iasting matorinl proaparity,—atter which s return to freo nationsl ‘banking could not bo mot by any of thosa objec- tions which exlat whilo the ourronoy Is ono of fluctuating val & tariff for rovonuo purposcs only, belioving-that such & tariff, undor tho present fluancial neods of -our. Government, will tond to fostor home-industry sa officiently aa any protoctive tarlft evor contomplatod bofore tho ‘War conld have'dono, Oa ‘the other hand, I am sgalnat all legislativa onactmonts to control the porsonal libertics and social nghts of our citi- Zona ; a8 well na sgainet all forms of corporate mun:l]:ouu sud oxtortion that will affoot the in- dustrial and ymducln%lnmmna of the country. On these quostions I am willing to go boforo the Convention, and, if anybody can bo found who - will -bottor unite tho differont aloments sgainst the party of oorruption’ and monopoly tgnt is now.in power, I ‘withdraw and choor- fully support sucs s man who will insure suo- coss. I naver sought the office, and only allowed my namo to bo urod at the urgont and froquent nollcitation of my numorous frionds, . In’ connection” herowitl, {t may not be out of place to esy, that I proposo to roly upon honest votes, and ondeavor to got those by honost mosug, snd ‘do not look to any in- fluonco from tho lavish' uso of monoy. If, as I, bolleyo, tho majori of 1 pooplo axe in’ sympathy with ths sigms_of the Opinamnn. then po monoy can turn the tide in another direction if they aro not, then I am ' porteatly willing to submit to the declsion of tho majority. « "he nga of money In elections, apart from tho logitimato ' oxponscs, ls in itsclf presumptivo proof of intended corruption and fraud; and if, amonth or two befors the Convention, tho amount of monoy offered’ or ax}mndod 1a fivo timos larger thau the logitimate income of the sought-for office, then the prosumption becomes irrosiatible that the money which tho candidate oxpoots to find in- it {g considorably moro than auch quintuple of the ligitimate income. Yours truly, ‘Wagnivaron HesiNg. COongressionnl Nominations, »@vecial Disvateh to The Chiwcaga Tribune, THIRTEENTH INDIANA—BEPUBLICAN, EENDALLVILLE, Ind,, Aug. 18.—The Republi- can Oongrossional Convention of tho Thirtoenth Distriot, sssomblod here to-day. Dr. Eraatns W. H. Kllis, Post-maater of Goshon, wag make temporary Ohairman, and Ignatius AMattingly, of the Bourbon Iirror, Sccrotary. After the appointment of committeea on crodontials por- manent organization and resolutions, tho Hon. W. 0. Grovos, of Kosclusko, wss elected porma- nont Ohairman, and Dr. J, H. Rearlok, of La- grango, Bocrotary, Mr, Groves, who has for momo time been considored some what Ih‘kL in the faith, dolivered = fi ech in which ho warmly enlogized tho iove- ments of: the Ropublican arty, while tacitly sdmitting corruption” in Ropublican party, reconoiled his prosent attitude with the consoling thought that the Domacratic party was no botter, ‘Tho nomination of candidates for Congross being doeclared in order, Postmastor Ellis pro- osed tho Hon, Sohn H. Balior, of Goahon; Baj. arponter, the namo of Honry G. Thayer, of Plymouth, and Ficlding Prickott, the name of William AL Olapp, of Noble. Four ballots wero had boforo a nomipation was effooted, Baker finally recoiving a small majority. Thayer scom- ed to labor under the improssion that lio might osaibly re-onaot tho role succosafully playod y Boylor two yeara ago, but tho bulk of tho Convention determined that either Baker or Olapp must be the man, Thayer only recoived tha solid vote of Afarshall Oounty and s portion of Koscineko. Baker dolivored a brief speech, in which he falily slopped over by way of ful- some praise of the Republican party, ‘The Grangars wera tickled with the gushin; doclaration that ho (Baker) wes tho son of » tili- or of the soil, and that his heart beat in sympa- thy with the utmg&les of that aturdy elomoent. Thoro was & noticeablo sbsence of entlusissm, The effork at_sondiug up three eheors proved lamentable, Even yeteran Ropublicans feol that :’ho hl‘n.lk about glorious aohievemonts is simplo ot ¢ . _ Joe Morlan, of Waterloo, was nominated for cirouit prosecutor for tho Countics of Noble, Ds Kalb, and 8toubon, and W, G, Glasgow for tho same office for Elkhart aud Lagrango. FOURTH OXI0 DISTRIOT, Darrox, 0., Aug. 18.—Proble County, to-day clootod the unanimous Gunkel delogation for Congresa, Montgomory Oounty will do the same noxi Baturday, which insures Gunokel's nomination for Congross. Dark hag alrosdy eloctod a »olid Gunckel delegation. FOURTH PENNBYLVANIA DIRTRICT—DEMOCRATIO, PmnapxLeiiA, Aug. 18.—To-night tho Demo- orats nominated Willlam V, McGrath for Con- gross in tho Fourth District. The Massachnsotits Rcepublican State Convention to Meet Oct. 7 Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Bosroy, Aug. 18.—~The Ropublican Stato Con- tral Committeo mot to-day and voted to hold the Btate Conycntion Wednesday, Oct. 7, and that the call bo issued throo . weeks provions. Tho dato fixed is neurly amonth after the date of tho Democratia Convontlon, There was no publio tali on tho politioal situation, In convorsation, it waa discoverod that somo of the old politiciang on the Committoo aro quito disgusied about the prominencs of Talbot az's candidate. The time of tha Convontion is pont{xoned 80 long that thoro ia abundant opportunity to let the b en- thusiasts have their day out and bring about & now arrangemoat. Tho indications are that Mr, Dawos may be called upon to save the party from wreck by consonting to bo ite candidato for Governor,—of course without projudico of his candidacy for tho Bonate. Tho postponoment of tho Convontion Is sctuslly a confossion that tho :ondmon of things In this party 1a not sstlefsac- ory. Tho Twelfth illinols Congressionnl District, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, BrriyorieL, 11, Aug, 18.~The Hon. Willism M, Bpringer has tha delegations from Cass and Morgan Counties instruoted for him. These, with Bangamon Couuty, ingures his nomination, snd it js probable that he will be nominated now without opposition, The Third Wisconsin Congressional Districts Correspondance of The Chicago Tribune. Lanossres, Wis,, Aug. 16.—Tho war of polities in this Oongronslonal District, on tbo part of those who antloipato so much ploasure in woar- ing Congresaman Barber's old shoos, la becoming decidedly warm, ‘fho country is overun with candidates, each of whom has ‘‘s suro thing,” Your correapondent,- howevor, has arrivod at the conclusion that further labor on the part of all tho candidates, with one oxcoption, is work thrown away. From evory fudloatlon now ap- parent, Goorgo O, Hazelton haa tho insldoe track of thoso uow In the flold, and, unloss somo new man {4 brought out, will bo the nomineoe of tho Convyentlon st Minoral Polnt on the 16th prox. On the {nformal ballat tho voto will atand In thia 1atlos Hazetlon 14, Olark 8, Malloway 6, pinor 6, Magoon 0, After which, the vote, unloss & now man la brought out, will Anally stand: Hazolton 26, to 10 for the ofhor oandidates, Ma~ goon and Mlner withdrawing In favar of Hazol- ton, Tho Reform Conventlon has been called to meet at Boscobol, Bept. 23, Tho candidatos spokon of {u connootion with that Conveontlou aro: Ex-Gov, Nelsou Dewey, of Grant; George 1L Ming, of Groon; O. G, Todolf, of Graui; Wilham T Huur{ -of Towa; and Allon Marden, of Lafayotto, All aro good wmon, and either of them would fill the position with Lonor to him- solf sugd tho poople ; but Leys, in Grant County, 1o s 0 upokon NRSDAY HOPNTY, ¥ e wwcues Ly tho Reformera that Nolson Dowoy, and with his namo on the tlokot thoy soomn to think succosa sogured. - The a&m. among the Republicans for the conty ofticos sooms to hiave nottled on tho ofiice of Bherlff, Thote ara atx candidates in the feld but it is gonorally concodod that tho contont will narrow down to O, G. Hydo and L. M. Oakoy, with tho obanoca fu favor of the lattor. Grangors? Mni!-fllm;llnr nt Andorson, Xnde s Correspondence of T'he Chicags Tribune, Axpenson, Madlson Co,, Ind., Aug. 16,—Tha mooting of tho Grangors at this place to-day ro- uinded ano of tha times whon Twanty thounand was the tune For TippecAnoo andTylor oo, Tho procession was over 2 milos in longth, and numbored over 800 toams, and thore woro hune dreds on the ground boforo it arrivod. Thore woro threo bands of music; a number of oight- horso toams with Glos Clubs; a log-oabin, 8 by 16, on whools, with stick-chimney, coon-akina and good-corn hanging by tho door,—a ploneor~ oradle, mado from the half of a hollow log, in- sido which, togothdr with mome half-finished ax-bolves, harnoss plooed with rops, skillot and bake-kottle, mado tho oarly wettter’s cabln com- ploto. Asrived a¢ the fair-ground and teama disponed of, tho Immonwoe crowd wse ealled to ordor by the Ohiof Marshal, W. II. Bneflold, who int: ducod tho Hon. David Kilgore, of Dolawara County, who, in & spesch of an hour, showod up tho corruptions of the old parties, and how little thoy wero to bo trustod, notwithatanding Bona- tor Morton's rocont Epoach &t Torra Haute, in thoir promiscs to catry ont tho roforms thst'the Inboring and producivg classce of tha country domandod. He exortod his hoarors to stand: by tho nomwinationa of the Indopondents, snd go on in the well-bognn work until our country was oloared from the dangors that now throaten it, and tho rights of labor reatored, and all elassos mado to boar thoir equal shsre of the burdens Zor tho support of our common Governmont, At tho closo of hia spooch the multitudo dis- porsod for dinner, and wore caliod togethor again at the sound of the bufi}o at 2 p, m,, whon, aftora Grango-gong, splondidly sung f)y tho 1ndios of Midvu(f Grango, B. M, Bmith, of Itll- nois, addregsed the pooplo for two hours, aud, notwithstanding tho hoat, and that largo shara of tho pooplo woro forood to stand, thoy gave him closo and carnost attontion, and tho crowd around tho stand me donsor a8 ho procecded, nons loaving until ho closod. Altogothor this has beon ono of the grandest demonstrations that tho Hoosjor State has seon. Al ngrao that thoro woro moro than 10,000 per- 8ona progont. Thomottoos upon the nunmterous ‘bannors,—such ag Indusiry snd Roform;" #Tabor is Obiof of tho Nation " * Onward and Upward;* " Equal Tilghta to All;" *No Com-~ promiso with Monopolios ;" ** Salary-Grabs Play- ed Out ;™ * Shall the Great Majority Bo Govorn« od he Small Minority?" and many others oqually signifiant, togothor with tha onshusiasm and onrnoet attention to the speakors,—show st thio pooplo aro thoroughly In osrnost in this E‘m popular uprising, and that they will make o at groat majority manifost in the coming olec- lons, Madison County is strongly Domooratic, and ‘both tho 0ld parties are making thoir nomina~ tions, aud - have commonoed the atruggle, ig- noring ontiroly tho People’s movemont,—pro~ dicting that the Grangors will return to their party-allogianco * whon eloction-day comos, and” all will bo lovely as usual; but thoy will fimd. their mistako.. Theso immonso mostiogs portond just what such gatherin, in 1840, and tho pooplo woll underatand that to 0 back to'old ‘parties, with the hope of resch- ng tho roforma they will kave, will only be fastening the fottors ‘moro strongly upon them- Bolvos; aud no such thoughts aro entortained, Bave, 1t may be, by hLero and thore a weak brother, who 18 porhaps * longing for the flcsh- pots of Egypt.,” 1t they dogo back, I wlll agres” with Hosoa Begolow that-— The right to b s cussed. fool Ia aafo from all devices human, And Is common as a gin'ral rule To any oritter Lorn of woman, 8, The Wennossce Democracy, NasmyiLue, Tonp., Aug, 18.—The Stato Domo- cratio and Consorvativo Convention for Gov- ernor assomblos in this city to-morrow. Tho city is full of people. Thero is considerable ex- citomont among the friends of the difforant can- didatea, The Hon, Dorsoy B, Thomas, of Hum- phreys, and Judgs Portor, of Honry, are mon- tionod 'na- favorites of tho Patrons of Hus~ bandry. Judge Caruthers, of Wilson; the Hon, M, Burns, of Davidson; Chancellor Marks, of Coffoo; Col. Jobn W. Burton, of Rathorford ; Gon, Marcus J. Wright, the Hon, 8, Leor, Chane collor Morgan, and Enoch Ensley, of Sholby County, are also mentioned as ggominnns eandi- dates boforo the Convontion, Full delogations from overy county fn the Btate aro expocted to- morrow forenoon. Ex-Presidont Johnson ar- rived yestorday, Anti=-Monopoly Congressional Con- ‘vention at NcGrogor, Ia. Spectal Dispalch to The Chicago 1ribune, MoGnaon, In. Aug. 18,—A large number of dolegates to attond tho Anti-Monopoly Con- groeslonal Convention, which moets in this city to-morrow, are slrendy on the ground canvass- ing for their different candidatea. The Convine tion, on account of tho small Ropublican ma- Jority Iast fall, promises to be wnusually inter- esting, and tho attondance mncommonly large. The promineut candidates are: Updcgraff, of Clayton ; D, Adam, of Allamakee ; Dr. Guilbert, of Dubuquo ; L. L. Alnsworth, of Fayetto, Either of *the gontlomen possosscs more ability and 8 strongor with the peoplo of tho diatrict than the Republican nomineo. Jackson County (In.) Auti-Monepoly Convention, Speefal Disvatch to The Chicoge Tribune, Daveyrorr, In., Aug. 18.—Tho County Con- ‘vention of Anti-Monopolists held at Maquoketa, - Jackson County, Ia., on Baturday, Aug. 15, so- lected twolvo delogaton to attond the Congres- sjonal Convention on the 27th. The status of tho delogations atands an follows: Fivo of thom ore Brannen men, two are for Mosmill, two favorable to Bhoohan, one undecided, snd two for Murphy. The MchLenn County Independents, Special Dispateh to L'he Chicaga Tribune, BroouNarow, I, Aug. 18.—The disaffected Indopendonts of McLean County, who somo weels ago sphit off from the party, have called a Convoution to make a nomination for Repre- l:f;;‘u“::‘i‘l.;e' #aid Convention to be held Bopt, 9, in Onrroll Connty (Alk,) Democratic Cone vention. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Oannorxron, IlL, Aug. 18.—The Demooratio County Convention nominated Frank M. Bridges for Bhoriff, Joln H. Greeno for County Com- missionor, and Henry P. Nash for Coroner. In. atructions wero given for the Hon, 0. D, Hodgea for 8tate Bonator, and for Dr, L. A, Drowstor for Repreaontative, "A rosolution was also sdopted complimenting the Ion, R, M. Kuapp's course in Congrese. Picnic at Grand Rapids, Mich. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, Gnanp Rarws, Mich,, Aug, 18,—At the pienic of tho Grangors of this county, Leld kero to-day, fully 5,000 people wore presont. Thers woro twonty-two Granges roprosonted. Dnring the aftornoon addreases wora listened to from J, W, Ohilds, of WYnshtbnaw, Mich, ; D, Wilber, of Alle~ gan ; oud . F. Johnston, of Datroit. THE CROPS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Gosney, Ind., Aufi; 18,—The worst drought evar known rrumla roughout 1lkhart County. Tho corn, all drled up, is being cut and used for fodder, On many farms the corn will not yield & bushols to tho acre, Potatoss will not be haif a crop. Spectal Correspondence of L'he Chicago Tridune, LanoAerer, Wis, Aug, 16,—The harvest In Groon County is finisbed, and ¢hreshing com- mouced. Bo far s beard from, the yield of whoat will ba about 8 busliels to the acro; oats 25 to 85 bushels. Tha lata raing have brought out the oorn and potatacs, and a large yield of tho formor will be had. Sueciad Corresponderics of The Chicaao T'ribuns, Derviveng, 111, Aug, 17.—~The drought atill provalls in Boono County, With the exception of two showers which foll aboul & weok ago, no ¥ain Lisg fallen sinco the 28th day of May, Asa consoquence of tho extrome drought and the chincl-bugy, the orops aro almost & failuro throughout tho couuty, Whoat s nob over ono- third of a crop, oats half a crop, aud corn protty noar & total failuro, but porhnpd will avorago ona-fourth & orop. Woll-iuformod {udguu (157 thero 18 not enough grain rafsod in this soction for home-consumption, Dairy and atook farm- erg are focding tholr oatile ag in midwiuter, the Grangors® AUGTRT 19, 1874, o s pretutes bolinyg completoly drie® up. Corn le lnolllng horo lll‘. 76 conts por bushol, ynmor- be- ing tho prinoipal purchasors, many of them be- ing compollod to buy corn in order to fatton tholr :eu o nm¥ hugu’ f;’\: nar‘!:ut. o rreaponidence of The Chicago Tribuna, Omowa, Iillmore Co., Neb., Aug, 13.—Tlll- moro is ono of tho bost farming countlos in thiy Btato, Tho land, for the most part, consists of fino rolling prairie, with o binck lonm sofl, There being littlo or no aimonlntor Iand, the county ia woll improved, and the erops last yoar woro "vory bountiful, whoroas the throshing maonino follsa far difforont story this year. Whoat Is turning out from 6 to 10" bushela por aoro, oata from 20 ta 26, barloy abong 20. ur dofiotoncy this year is cansod by drought sud foarfally-hot south winds, Tho hot winds are like » gush of hot afr from o blagt-furnaco ; in- dood, on tho 20th of July all work was suspend- od on_saccount of thom. The thormomator marked 110 dog. in tho shide, and during the ‘month rangod from 90 to 103 dog. The intoneo noat withering up all the pralrie-grass, somo B:mlnn bavo slroady beon swopt by firo. On 0 25th and 20th of July grashoppera doscended amongst us in porfect clouds, Fiolds of corn. wero entiroly atrippod in twenty-four hours. Young cottonwood grovos, whioh the home- stondors hed planted in varjous parta of tho connty, wora soon rolioved of thoir foliago. Oabbagos soemod to bo a cholee bito for the hopping posta. I had 920, which thoy devoured in » §ifty, After abont a wook thoy bogan to pasn on south, On the 9th back thoy cama, to soe if , somo ‘littlo patoh had not been overlookod. 'Thoy soomed to discover nothing more which thoy could dovour; on tho 10th thoy loft us onoe moro, A good doal of sufforing wiil bo tho conAoquenco to many a homestonder, the sote tlora boing for the most part poor, and dopond- ng upon tho corn-crop for food, which now is gono. Many aro going East to find employment 10 ¢ or foed thom through the coming win- tnr.“Evlluwlngn bad season, improved farms could bo bought vory chioap, should any one wish to risk his fate one the plaing of Nebraska, —— g St WASHINGTON. Special Dispateh to Tha Chicage Tribune, Wasnixarom D, 0., Aug. 18.—Judge Bartloy and Mrs. Dont, adminisiratrix of the late Louis Dont, brothor-in-law of Prosidont Grant, havo onterod soit against Jamos H. Rsymond and Honry O. Hamilton, the bondsmen of N. N. Lang, late Colleator of [utornal Revenus in the Third Tozas Diatriot, for 210,000, Lano's ac- counts wore irrogular, and thoe olaim of tho plain- tiffa in this action is that the dofondsnts con- tracted to pay Bartloy and Dons a feo of $10,000 it thoy would undertako the adjustmontand pro- oure a final pottlomont of tho acconots of Lano ; also, & dischargo of the Collector and his sureties, Itis further claimed that Dont @ava a large amount of professional tabar and servioos $o tho caso, aud that tho contract was oomploted oxcept as to the reloaso, which the plaintiffs woro provented from obtaining by do- fondsnt intermeddiing and employing other partiea without tho knowlodge or consont of the plaintiffa, DINTRIOT CLAIMB. Firat Comptroller Taylor, who, with the.Seo- ond Comptroller of tha Treasury, was directod by the now Iaw to sudit and certify tho oclmms srainet the District of Columbis, atates that, in his opinion, tho Bpoecial Committoo of Congress accomplished 8 good work in framing the act wundor "which this District is now governed, 80 as to do equal justico botwosn the Government and individunls, All oxisting claims against tho Distrlct, and those heroaftor arising undor contract entored into by the lato Board of Public Works, are to be paid in tho 8-05 bonds providod for In the new aw. FOLLOWING I8 PREDECESRORS' EXAMPLE, The now Bocretary of the Troasury has fallen into the same hiabit that charactorized his prodo- oessors and all of his collengues in the Cabinet, e lias boon Becrotary of tho Treasury ton weeks, during which time ho has taken more than half- a-dozon trips awsy from Washington. Ho wont away again to-day, althongh he had only yester- dsy returnod from Oapo May, wheore two or three days were speni. Meantimo important business romains upstionded. It is understood, howovor, that the Boorotary's absenca is to en- ablo him'to go o Long Branch to consult. with the President regarding cortain contomplatod important changes in mattere and things within tho jurisdiotion of the Troasury Dopartment. AFTER A NOMINATION, Among the ofticoholders stationed at Washing- ton who Liave gono to their native Btates to take nrt in tho political canvass is Judge Martin, Ixth Auditor of tho Troasury, who is himgelf again a coutostant for tho Republican nomina~ tion ss candidato for Congress inono of the Alabama districts, —_——— THE EPISCOPALIANS. Matters to Come Before the Goneral Convention to e Mceld In New York. 7 Nrw Yonx, Aug. 18.—The approaching Gon- oral Convention of tho Protestant Episcops Church, to bo held in this city in October next will bo one of tho most important in the history of that largo and woalthy communion. Twenty- six pormanent commissioners and & joint com- mittoo havo beon appointoed at previous scasions, and will submit reporis embodying tho resulta of their labora. A potition i now bofore the Houso of Bishops, asking for the consecration ot » numbor of additional Missionary Bishops for the West and Northwest. A project has also beon agitated, in the same house, for a Missionary Biflkogfn tho Iodiana, and anothor to tho blacks of tho South. The subject of in- tor-communion with the Russo-Greok Church also been roferred to & commisslon, wlio have visited Constantinople and laid thoe subjoct bo- foro the Patriarch of that city. Anothor eom- mission, on friendly intoroourso with the Church of Bwuéon, have visited Stockholm, and aleo ;xmpnmd a roport to the Convention. The call for & Church Congrees, to meet a fow days in advance of the General Conyvention, to diseuss various O topics, hos mot with variod re- coptions. In some quartors the idoa ia atrongly urgod, while in others tho projoect is looked unon a8 80 attempt to unduly influcnce the Conven- tion in its work. e e e THE WEATHER. ‘Wasmsnaton, D, O., Aug, 18,—Over the Lake rogion, oasterly to southorly winds and partly cloudy weather, with slight changes of barome- ter and kumlqemhu'n in tho Lowar Lake rogion, snd with falling baromotor and rising tomporae ture, and over the northorn portion, rain aroas in tho Upper Lake rogion. LOOAL OBSERVATIONS. Cutoaco, Aug, 18, K1 Iour of eb-| servation, Direction and| force of wind, g 3 Weather, H & -+ ssoag 6:53 4, m..[50.11° 71 | 75 |N., freah.. T, 13118 &, m.. 100141 74 | 70 (NV'E,, fresn:] 30.13] 74 ( 76 [N, fresh... ..l 0. 81 \N.'E., fre X 81 [E;, freal 30,001 73 | 81 {1, frouly Maximum thermomefer, 76, Minlmum thermomoter, 71, QENEDAL ODSERYATIONS, Citioado, Aug, 19—1 a, m, Station, |Dar,|Thr| Wind. (Rain| Weather, Breckenr'ge’ 01{Threatening Olieyenne,. |30 Cloaz, Chicay e Yankton,.. | ———— JOLIET IRON AND'STEEL COMPANY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, Joutet, Aug, 18,—~The follawing will appoar in tho Jolia} Republioan to-morrow : AX TMFOBTANT NOTICE TO THE LOGAL CREDITORS OF TIE JOLTET JUON AND ATEEL COMPANY, To all porsous holdiug claime against the Joilot Iron and Blool Campany, you ato rospacitully invitod lo sl tond a moeting of this Commitice for murronder of at the Court-Housoin Joliot, on ‘Thureday oventny, Aug, 20, 848 o'clock, GEonox I, Jons, Gxonas Woovaurr, £ Commitico, W, 8, HROOKS, P, B.—Baturday, tie 210, will bo tho Iast day the Comimitive whl hi've powor Lo avalst you Iu thls settlos claims for preforrod stock, and consultation ment, ——— CLOUD-BURST. SN Fravoisco, Aug, 18,—Anothor clond-burst occurred at Austin, Nev., to-dny, flooding the town badly. Ne Lvea loat. BEECHER-TILTON. )Centinnod from the First Pnge.) » — to aavo the good ropate of tho family, that Mrs. Tilton gonsentod to ald in tho procuring of » falsa staiemont. Boon nftor this statomont had boan obtafued Mr. Tilton doterminod to sond the youug woman away, to avold the dangor of sny moro disolosures from hor, Blio wag sont away Lo #oliool, and ono of Mr, Beeclior's frionds daclaros thiat M, Tilton appllod to_ Me, Boaohor for tho mous{ to {uy for hor echool oxponsos, making an appoal to hin friondship for assistance ‘in that matter, but {n no way Intimating that be claimod that tho ymmalndy could make or had mado’ damaging staloments agalust Mr, Boeclier, On this Iattor ground ho now puta the assortion that Ar, Bogolior paid her school bilts. It has been 8aid by ano poraon conncotod with tho casa that the fathor of tho girl camo to him and eald that ho himsolf prescuted to Mr. Boschor soveral of the bollrd.ln&:-uhoul bills, which Mz, Boschior pald, His daughtor, aftor her schooling wuy ovor, did not return to tho Tilton honschotd, but ,Lecamo an instructress in a sominary ontaido of Brooklyn, and in this {nstitution sho now is. i PLYMOUTE OHUROH, Fyam the New York Times, Avg. 17, The pulpit of Plymouth Qlnrch wae fillsd yes- torday mnmln{z by tho Rev. Dr. Robinson, of Troy, who offioiated at the servicos, asaisted by thio Tov. Mr. Ualliday. Thoro wag » largo con igmgnhon in attondance. In offorin nflnr, Dr. tobinson roferrod to tho trauble wlfirfla ad To- contly befallon l’l!vmnmh Ohureh, and prayod forvontly that it might not bo so temparsd aa to fall into such snarcs as would take away its ueo- fuluesa, but that its membors mnfht bo lod from day to &ny to consoerato thomsolves moro and morg to tho servico of Gad, He of- forod thanks for what bad beon dono in days gono by for tho pastor of the church, for what boen rovealed to him of the_sacrod thiugs of.God, and for what otliors had roveslod of the deptls of God's truth, Ho trustod that the 8pirit of God would Lo near to him now, and that His poaco would find ontranco to his hoart, sway from all the noise and from all the volces of calumny; that ho might liave: some concoptlon of the love of his people, aud might come back agaln atrongor than over, physically and spiritually, to toll tho story of J'ows. and ‘tho greatness of tho merey and lovo'ol God for mon. As ships that have boon storm-tossed eeok tha baven, ho prayod thint, whon the preseat honr of darkness and trisl had passed away, thoy might all find peaco in Plymouth Church. — THE OHICAGO TRIBUNE'S *TEN- STRIKE” ® _;eom the Latorenca (Kan.) Republican-Journal, Tne OurcAdo TRIDUNE bas mado what may be callod a nowspapor ton-strike. While the Now York dailios bave bosn plokmg up the crumba of this Beooher-Tilton matter, Tur TrinuNe has boldly ploked up tho loaf and walked off with it. It commisafoned * Gath,' woll-known corro- spondent, to go and visit Tilton and Moulton, and got Juat ag many of the facts in tho cnso a8 he could Jay his hands on. *‘Gath” struck Moulton when Lo waa in a commuaicative mood, and gathored from him about four columns of matter going to tho roota of the controvarsy. ‘This was published in Tie Trupuns of Inat Mon- day, and, when recoived in Now York, croated so mach oxoltoment that the wholo atalomont was ropublished in extras and circulatod by the thou- #and all over New York and Brooklyn, In addition, ** Gath” obtained from Mr. Tilton's eoungel tho ontirs corrospondonce between 3Ir. Tilton and his wifo from 1805 down to 1870. Tlts is published {n Tuz Tawroxe of Thursday, making about thirty-two columna of that papor. It {8 & moat romarkabla correspondenco, aud can but have a marked influonco upon tho publie mind. Wo dofy any ono to.read it and not rido from tho perusal with tho conviction that Mr. Tilton, a8 revonled in those lottors, is & noblo- mindod man, and undesorving of tho troatment Lo has received at tho hands of the public. It iu also impossible to rond Mra, Tilton's lottors snd roconcilo them with her remarkablo state- monts beforo the Investigating Committeo. ——ay PRESS-COMMENTS. DAD OR VERY WEAK, From the Cleveland Herald, Tha commonts of tho proess goverally upon the ‘Boechor statement shows & slrongor desire to belleve in its truth than conviction that it is perfectly satlsfactory. On one paint thero goemos to be unammity of sentiment: The statement and cross-oxamination may wequit him of being & bad man, but only exhibiting him B3 & YOIy WORK man. 3R, BEFOTZR DILLARD. From the Louisville Courier=Journal, BIr. Beocher Dillard: *‘Mr, Moulton's wifa sho told mo a8 how she heard Mr., Moulton say Lo wished ho was dosd ; and shio, AMr. Moulton's wifo, said that Mr. Moulton anid as how Mr. Til- ton wishod ho was_dond. Thon Mrs. Moulton, she allowod tuat Mr. Moulton he wished that he was doad, Mr. Moultou’s wifo, then sha said a8 how Mr. Moulton his frioud’s wishod thoy wad all doad. And that's sll T know, oxcapt- gn' ‘&l,x'nt I, Mr., Boechor Dillard, wishod I was o JUDOMERT 1N DEEORER-TILTON. Lrom the Philadelphia Ledger, In going before tho public with thelr affairs tho parties to the Tilton-Booohor controversies havo challenged & publio judgmont as to their sovoral cliaractars; and it 8o happaens that such judgment can bo sufliciontly mado up without taking tho acounations of 'eithor ngainst the othor, a8 oach eno has furnished abundant testi- mony aa to himsalf, which can bo taken together with thoundisputed facte. ~Boginning with Til- ton, what a ppectaclo docs ho prosont | Affirm- ing that ho had in hin pogscssion for four or fiva yours positive evidence of his wife's eriminal fn- m'uuu‘vl with Mr. Beccher, ho continuca during the whole of that time his intorcourse and his correspondonco with tho perpetrator of tho foul wroug — somotines frlendly, cordial sud gushing, and somotimes turbulent and toroatening—tho friendly periods boing marked by the inum:lm:fa of mesgagas of ‘grace ® and goodwill, and the excoution of treatioa and covenants of peaco—and thojliostile poriods being distingnished by manalin senti- mentaliam and by nuexecuted throats, some of ‘which wore huahod by the payment of so much money in cash, Daoring theso lutermitting peri- ods ho by turns indulged in gross asssults upon and tranacendental praised of his wife, condones hor fault—whatever it was—and acoepls an “apology " from tho man Lo acoused of com- mitting against him (Tilton) the foulest possible crime whioh can be committed sgainst & hus- band. Having dono all this—abhorrent as the contamplation of such conduct must be to every truo man—he then, in another of his intermittent spacms of hastility, pours down n shower of Eubllu accneations upon the wifo whoso offonze 0 had condoned, and upon tho other offendor whose ‘**spology” he had accopted, and with whom lio had signod a tronty of oblivion, Itis hardly possibla to imtmhlo & moro despicable character. Whatover difforences of opinion there may bo a8 to Mr. Becoher, it Is difficult to concelve what poasiblo plea can bo put forward to break the forco of tho inovitablo judgmont againgt Tilton, He bas shown himself ta ba utterly unworthy of sympathy or respoctful con- sideration, and no ono can bo blamed who holds bim unworthy of bolief. Mr, Boochor alao has doscribed himself, giving tho public an opportunity to inspect his charno- tor in the light he tbrowa upon it, and in the Hght of admitted facts. As far backns Decomber, 1870, ho know that Tilton had made no infamous acousation sguinst him, which be (Boechor) then, 5 now, bolioved to ba a cruol, wicked fabrica~ tion, for tho solg purposo of personal rovonge; he kneyw that Tilton, taking ndvantage of Mrs. Tilton's feoblo health and distracted mind, at a timo whon sho was *“sick, even unto death,” had oxtorted from Lor, throngh an alleged infernal procesa of moutal torturs, s protonded_oonfos- sion of her guilty conduct with him, Boochor ; ho knew 'ihon, aud econ nfter, that thosa acousations aud - machinations wero boiy, used by Tilton to dofams aud filsgruu him, Beechor, and to drive him from his pulpit and his home in Brooklyn by threata; ho knew aubsoquently, by costl y ox- poriouce, to the amount of §7,000, that Tilton was usiug the ornel, wickod, and infamous acou- mail” upon him and others ; ho knew that Tilton had become corrupt in his morals and dograded in Lig assoclations ; and yot, durln‘,: the (grnltnr past'of the throe or four years during which thin was all going on, he, Bacchor, profossos to Lava boon assiduously engaged in trying to restoro this Iufamons calumniator, this shamoless cor~ rupter of moyals, this fuhuman torturer of a sick wifo, this brazon blackmailor, to bhis osition of power and mischiof ad & publio }’oumulstl Thisis Mr, Docober’s pioturo of Limsolf—bhia portrayal of the character of tho pastor of what lo niuly and oatentatiously stylos * the groat church™~his description of that pastor'a and that man's seuse of duty to his ownmanbood, to his religlous profession, to his position as an jnstructor {n morals, aud to out- ragod eocloty. If ho could sailonco tho tongue, and shacklo the pou of Lilton so far as his own caso was concorned, ho was willing to continue his association aud Intimaoy witls 'Iu vitlain ug he dosoribed him to bej if ho ocould hido tho scandal connocted with his own name ho wag willing to furnish ihousands of dollars and to uso his vast ivfluenge to roplaco tho dibolical echemor Lo dopicta in a position whore Lio could do influite damago to othors, in- cluding the Qburoh aud tho roligion of which ho sation whioh Lie hiad fabricated to levy ' hlagk-- D h ek ——— T e S e TStk en [ e e —————————————— ettt sttt e ohor) (s & davout obwmplon and dofondor) 11 this booauno he ahrauk awsy in abjoot terror baofare an unfounded calumny, {ustosd of oon- fronting it with tho courage of a Christian man, ‘Thin rgoreancy to duty, this solf-painted pusilane imity, ia in sharp contrast with the mggromsive Mtitudo nud the bold utterancos of Mr. Boooher {from tho pulpit and in the prees. Innooent of the erimo chiargod upon bim by Tilton ho ma bo, but, if he oan atand with approyal in tho pul« P{t of PIJ'mmm\ Church nttor puch disclosuran, he world's judgmont enn hardly fail to bb that pastor and cougropation aro extraordinary ox- amplen of morals and roligion, ————— THE NORTUWESTERN STATES, Nows ftems Tolegriphed to ‘The Ghlcngo Tribune, ILLINOIE, Tho ateamor Bollo Mompbis, duo at Cafro for Vicksburg, will wait for a diver, on his way b; i, to Fn to help tho Granid Tower, which sun! at Dovil's Island, betweon Cairo and 8t. Lous, on Monday. —Liconso was grantod yostorday to tho Na- tli:&;fl Papor Company, of Chicago; capital, ~'Tha horso-thief, Petor Morgan, was arrosted ot Lincoln yesterday by Bhorift Schaffer for atoaling & team sud buggy from Panson's liyory~ atablo at Chicago a fow dayn sluce. ~Yeatorday a spacial oloction was hold in Care roll County for Stnte's Attorney, betwaen Mark Moyur!lun' Domocrat, and N. U, Withers, FPoo- Plon candidato. Tho vata in the couuly wae ight, and a full count will bo roquired to nscer- tain tho reault, —Jos Grows, o Corman of o quarrolsoma ohiaracior, was arrested and imprisoned yestors day at Carrollton, for burning abgut 300 bushols of whentin the atack balouging to 'Harrlson Halbirt, realding wost of Om'onfim. ~An Englishmnn by the name of Duna dove to the botton of Fox River yesterday aftorucon nonr Toat's,mills, Yorkvillo,hnd failod to como to the surfaco again. —A manin tho omploy of tho Chisngo & Wilmington Coal Company, at Braidwoo l, ny watchmuo, namod Nicholad Cleary, was ngssnlt- ad on Monday night at that place whilo in tho porformanco of hia dutics as watclmnn, sud virtually buicherod alive. The attending l)hyulolnni docide that he cannot Burvivo his fue juries. Thoro is no clue to tho perpotrators, 0WA. An attomptod jail-dolivery waa frustrated ad Dok Moines yestorday moraing by tho detection of the Bheriff, 'The leavy stouo wall of the jail had boon succosstully piorced, and one hour moro work would lavo let loowo five of tho worst oriminals in the Stato, —Tho Des Moines Turnvereln colebrate tha oighth annivorsury of their orgavizasion to-day. Largo proparations are made for tho occasion. —TLo bufli’ of- & Gorman of Dubuque_wae found yostorday ‘hanging to a treo near Dun- Jeith. "The man was known to have money, sud it is vuspocted td Ye's murder, | —The Dayonport Bobuotzon Socioty will liold their annual king. sbooling tournpmont, com. mencing Sunday noxt, Aug. 23, and continuiug Monday, endiog with a grand bull at night. The sociotied of Rock Islaud, Moline, Lyous, Clinton, DeWitt, and othor citios, will bo In attondanco. ~As an intoxicated man wan passing &or the 0., B. & Q. bridgo at Burlington, on Monday ovoning ab midnight, ho miksed bid focting and waa drownod. A party of railrosd mon saw the unfortunate man fall, but woro unable, owing to the darknoss, to give any assistanco. Ilis name, and oversthing conneoted with him, is s mystery. INDIANA, Evidonco in the caso of the State va. John Fronks, chargod with tho rocent rape near Mays. villo, was concluded at Fort Wayno on Monday. Tho argumonts of tho counsel laving beer mado, Judgo Brackeuridge charged tho jury, ‘who retired at 2 o’clock, and returned in about threo hours with a vordiet of guilty, and son. tonce of thros years in tho Ponitentiary. Do fondant’s counsol filed a motion for a new trial, ‘The trial lagtod nearly a wack, and oxcitod much Interost, Beveral leadiug attornoye wore om. ployed on both sides. Tho verdict glvea goneral matisiaotion. —Tho Northorn Indiana Fair will opon at Forl anne Sept. 8. About 1,600 entries are already made. oo, By the falliug of a dorrick at the now railrond bridge near Detianco yestordsy, two mon, named Bicknoll and Brewstor, wors fnhlly Injured, WIBCONBIN. —Lancaster Is terribly agitated over tho liquor question. The licenso and auti-liconse people are voryantagonistic, and it would not be strange fo 800 an outbreak an{ day. Tho Village Board, horetofore very derolict ‘of duty, has at laal awakonod to the importance of tha quostion, and ou Monday commenced proceedings against ofe fondors. —Tho geveral Fairas for Grant County will bs bhold as follows ; Grant County Fair, at Lancage tor, Sept. 2-4 ; Blako's Prairio Fair, at Bloome ington, Hopt, 10-11 ; Platteville Fair, tt Platto. villo, Bopt. 15-18; Boscabel Driving Park, ine sugural meoting, Oot. 7-9, —TPotor Harps, aged 70 years, of Poiasi, was married, on the 18th insé., to o lase of 76, n former renidont of Dubuquo. —8pooial Agent Van Louven, of Dubuquo, captured a mail-robber, named Post, at Fairplay, 4in Grant County, on tho 12thinst. Poat escapod from tho Dubuflun Juil-1ast wintor, and had suce cosefully eluded tho detectives by working on tle farm of Mr. Rufus Hanam, near Fairply. —Tho Gnuium of the westorn part of Grant Conaty aro to hold a Grange fostival at Bloom- iogton oh the 268th jnst. Grangers from al} parts of the county will participato. MICHIGAN. ~T'wo Methodist camp-meetings were in proga ress noar Lousing from tho 13th to tho 17th, —D‘"DF fo financinl ombarrassmonts, aftor the completion of the walls of the 0dd Fellows® Iustituto, at Lanaing, work was suspended till about & month ago, when it was rosumed, sud now tho Mansard.roof and towors aro nearly compiotod, Tho building will bo completed thia yoar, and will bo the most ornamental public ed- iflco in that city. — e LAYING OF A CORNER-STONE, Special Dispateh to 2'he Chicago Tridune, HiLuspaLk, Mich,, Aug. 18,—To-day the core nor-stone was laid of tho now Hillsdalo College building with appropristo coremonies, At least 3,000 people wero present. Prof. Dunn, of Hilledale, gave & history and statoment of the _condition of tho collogo, ‘The Hon. ~Honry Waldron, on behalf of the Trusteos, “‘spoke’ for half an hour, sketch- ing the growth and present wants of tho samo, Ho read a lottor from Seuntor Chandlor rogrot. ting his iuablity to bo_prosont, but closing with & P, 8. wishing his namo put down for $1,000 towards tho rebuilding, Ex-President E, B, Fan- fiold, of Mansfield, O. thon mado ono of his happiest spoechos, followed by President Porri- en, of Albion College. The stono was then low-~ erod to its place, aud thus olosed this very happy ocoaalon, ——— DANGEROUSLY ILL Special Dspatch to The Chicago Tridbune, Boutox, Mass,, Aug. 18,—Cen, John G. Fose tor, who was with Andoraon at Fort Sumter, nud with Burnsido at_Roanoke and Newborn, s ra- orted to bo lying ot tho point of death In Nashus, N. H. e WATERTOWN, MASS,, LIVE.-STOCK MARKET. WATERTOWN, Mnss, Ang, 18,—Brgr OATTLE—Ro- celpts, 1,112; ‘suppliea bolug light produced s butter feoling. " Hest grades, inoluding anyihing really of fair quality, sold’ at an advance of ¥o; aHun_young 4 gooll prices obtinodl on Westurn 10.60; oxtrn, $9.50@10,00; sweond, §4,35@7.16; third, stoers § frst qual BHERP AND LaMDS—Rocelpts, R016, Thero were nearly 4,000 moro shoop and fanba ot the anavkst trs week thau luat, bolug tho largest supply of tho yossair, Bhioop in lots, $2,00@3,25; oxtra, $3.60@6.00. Kpring GX@7(0 per pound, SHIRTS! WILSON BROS, 67 Washington-st., Chicago, And Fourth.st., Piko's Opera House. Cincjnuati, OANDLES. RAILWAY, HOTEL, COACH & 'BUS CANDLES, At Whalennl a Rota)l, DIOKENBON & OO, 44 8TATIH. 87 "FOR SALE, Mexican Sea Grass Hammocks RETAILED AT WHOLRSALR PRIOES, AT 4 MARKET-ST. Q@ ¥\ EOSTRR, BON & CO, i i