Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1874, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBU 'FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 187 ) -*= CRIME. Seduction, Suicide, and Murder in Indianapolis, Abduction of a Child in Leo, Indi-=- Sho I8 Recovered, Shooting of Two Lovers by o Mad- men in Guelph, Ont. bylnu Statement of Miss Pomeroy Incul« paiing Gfendenning. Minor Criminal Record. An Indianapolis Editor Shoots the Sce ducor of Xis Daughtor—sulcide of the Soducer’s Victim. Special Dupateh to L'he Chicago Tribune, Inpiaxarouts, Aug. 20—At 1 o'alock this af- tornoon this city was startiod with the announce- went that George C. Hording, editor and pro- priotor of the Indinuapolis Sunday Herald, had shot and killed Joel Moritz, o prominent mer- chant tallor of thia ofty, The circumstances aro theso: Harding had an {utoresting daughter about 18 yoars old, to whom ho was dovotedly wttoched. This morning sho complained of not ‘being woll when. hior father left for the ofilce, Abyut 11 o'clock & messengor brought him to her Dadsido, when sho coufessed that Moritz had seduced hor, and that to cover her shamo sho bod tokon laudanum estly this moro- ing, Upon recoiving this crushing statomont Hardiog sturted down town. An hour Jater ho camo upon tho soducer of hia daughter. Without enying o word ha drow 4 ro- volver nud bogao fitfug upon Motitz, who fled, erying murdor, . Two shots wero flrod, ono pass- ing through an arm, and tho other through tho Dody veay the lioart ; the other throo missing, Morirz foll. Frionds conveyed him to is rost- donco, whoro ho now les. 1u & critical coudition. His casnitant walked rapidly home to the bad- aido of Lis dying daughtor, who axpived within a faw miutes after tho fothor's rotwn, Tho full faos of the seduction have not yot beon mado ’mmiu. 'fho sad affair is thoe taik of tha town. Eho nssailant s fumilistly kuown ay the Tov. George G, Ha{ding, and scomd’ to bave tho al- most and undivided sympathy of every citizeu. Moritz is & prominent Jow, and tho husband of ©ouo of tho Landuomest ladics in Indiavapolis, 170 the Avsociated Dyons.) InpravaroLis, Aug. 20.—At this hour (10 o'clock), Merila is resting quiotly, and it 18 thouglit will recover, Huiding was admiitted to bail in £10,000 bonds his ovoning, to awalt the resull of Morila's wounds, ‘the public fecling is vory stroug in sympatly with Mr. Harding, Tho_Wwifo of Mr. arding, sud stopmothior of the daughfer, bas cunfossed sivco the shooting, that Moritz had al:0 mado improper propossls to her within ghort timo. Morits donjos the charges made by Miss Hording on ber desth-bed, und sayy #4 soon ud Do is able ho will prove his {onceonce, Hiu slatoment, however, is not wuetally bolieved, s it is not the first case of the luud In whieh bo has pluyed the same rols, sud & suit 18 now pending in which be 1 cl.mrgm‘i With tho ccime. Particnlars . of tho] Child=-Abduction Nunr Port Wayne, Inde—Arrest of the Abductors, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, Tort WarsE, Iud., Aug, 20.~Tho partioulars of the abductfon case referred tofn the dispatch- e4 of last night camo to light to-day, A man nawed Doyd Shaunon, residivg in Leo, a small willago in this county, last Sunduy gavo por- mission to his daughter Ida, aged 11, to visit & rolativo 1 milo distant. Soveral hours elapsed afier the time appointed for bor return, and, a8 sho did not tome, hor parents became anxious Tor her whereabouts, and tho fatber startod to goareh for her, Notrueo ot hor oauld bo dig- covored. A wman named William T'hompeon, who had been loitering near Loo, with a woman wha climed "to Lo his wile, for somo timo, suddenly disapposred, aud Blannon suspectod that thoy kiod taken bis deughter with thom, 1o followed them on fook to Antwerp, O,, 60 miles distant, where he fonud Tis danghter in thew churge, although thoy ae- nied all kuowledgo of her. o took her with him, and also cumvnllcd them to return to this county with him, ‘Tley aro now awaiting a pro- Jiminary oxnmination o a chiarge of Lkiduapping. Oune object of the theft seoms to have beon biackwmail. The littlo girl was so torrified by tho circumatances that she s wholly unable to give au intolligible account of tho affair, Bhooting of Two Lovers, by Mistake, Dy an Insane Clilzen Sceking to il Blin Wayward Daughiter. A fow days ago, at tho Wown of Guelpk, On- tario, o moyt remurknble affuir ocourred that will likely bvontuate in the doath of a beautiful girl. Tho facts, as gleaned by a roporter of the Toronto Globe, who dutos his report on tho14th fnst., uro these: John Hazle, ashoemalkor, who has lived for sovorul years in town, aud raiged & fawmily hero, bing for some time bieen yery seriously troubled Dy tho waywurd aud vicious dispusition of biy daughter, & girl of about 1, and has made ro- cuted efforty 10 rechiim bor, bit to no purpose, gho seoms to havo been suffermng from what wuould cortainly apbear to be & prowature attack of nymphomanis, and was cortaiuly taiuted with Sn.{;nuhy, a5 the following fucts will fully estab- AR "o gorrow and disgraco which tho girl had brought upon her fumily so far affected Mr. Hauzle that, to reclsim her from the vicious coutws eho was pursuing, o took advaniage of tho trace of incunity which was apparont iu her actious to bave hor placed in Guelph Joil as o Iumatio, the certilieate Laving beeu siguod by Dra. Horod aud Worsford,'and thero ca be no doubt 1row the roport of ‘theso gontlemen that she Wb somowhat soriously aifected, Au appli- caution waa shortly afterward-mado to tho proper authorities for her admission to the Lunatic Avylum, but no notico was takon of tho appeal, proburbly ou agcount of the crowdod state of tue Asylum’ o that timo, afr, Hazie thorewpon pliced fier in tho Magdulon Asylum n Toronto, whero it Boon beeame ovident, thas shie was suf- fering frow disense contracted iu some unac- vomitablo way, and she wad removed to the fos- ital, from which sbo shortly. afierward wade ior éseape, but for Boma timo it was not known wliero stie was, A fow doys ago, however, hor futher heard * that sho liad been acen walking on the track of the W., G. & B. Railway in compauy with soma immg mon whomn he had months ago warned or not to agsocinte with, Ho Locame oxasper- ated, and ropoatad the thirest he had frequontly mado to the girl horself whon st homo, that it ho caughe Lor he would Lill her, aud anybody whom he might tind with bor. ¥or some days ho contivued iu this freuzied state, and symp- tomn of tho lusauity which is bolioved to be Roreditary diseaso began to show thomselves, On Thursday last he hesrd that she had boon wanderiug about tha country sinco hor escapo {rowm tho Blogdalen, and that he was then ome- ‘whero in the nolghnorhiood of the Cathohe Com- otery, in company with some youths whom he Dad personally threatoned some months ago, Jlo gave no intimation g8 to what bis intentions wore, but armed lmself with & soven-cham- borod revolver, and .started up tho wrack in search of hor, About threo-quarters of a milo up the traok iy sltuated tho Union Cemetory, of which Mr, Cale ver i4 sexton, and a short distance from it is the Catholie Comotery, ndjolning which is the house of Mrs, Hurloy. " 'The two fumilies woro juti- anate, Mws Mary Calver had boon on & visit to Brs, [Hurioy’s bouse on Thursday evening, snd 3Blr, Danfol Hurloy had proifored his sorvices to @scort her homo,” which she accopted. As the two wore walking along tho track, that being the moarest way to Mr, Calver's house, they hoard Foutfails behind them, of which, however, they took no motice, thiuking that some boys wero flt\ylng tlere, aa is usually the case at thut bour, 1, ilurloy thon turned to soe who the boys wora, whel ho saw a flash, and became consolons that ho hud beeu injured in the oyo, but not for Bome moments did ho reahzo that he had Buon ghot, which was the case, tho ball havin entorod bis foroboad, just above tho uyo, suf-' fclontly noar to affect his sight, aud for the mo- muent to feave the improssiou that the eyo iteolf had boon plerced, Tmmodintely aftorwaid, Hur- loy baviug fallon, ho beewino congcious of two othor shots belug lired, whioh aftorward proved Lo be those fired at Mins Oalver, ono of which dlo,” and waa on the point of firing at her sgaln ‘[ whou tho young Indy, with gront presence of wind, gald” foobly, but fortunatoly so that ho could honr hor, T am Mary Calver,” which por- fectly s(nuqnml Tho man, and, {u & vofce of ago- ny, lio oxclaimed, *My tlod, I'vo mnde & mis- taka[" “Ha thon litted tha girl up, and, asking lhor if alio was ablo to walk, anvistod hor lowards her fathor's- house, all tho way oxprossing the utmost regrot for what he lad done. Mr, Iturloy, in tho monntfnmo, bad managod to roncl the housa and wad juet tolllng the i~ waten of tho ocenrrenco whon tho girl arrived, accompanted by Hazlo, -who, 18 moon ng tho famlly put in an sppearance, made bia escapo ang hias not sinco boon heard of. Bomo of tho family immedintely drove to tho reaidence uf Dr, Herod, who Pmmntly respondod to tho call, and 1ondered alf tho assistanco in his powor, Boon afior Dr. Ierod had loft his oftice, s man left & noto thore, of which the fol- Jowiugis a copy: ' Dr, Norod—Bome poopio have boen phiot. Qo to cottago ab tho back of tho Catholio Gumnlorx noxt the railway track st anee, for God's sako. The mnn was not rocognizod, and no olow Lins yot boon obtnined as to who ho ean bo. Dr. Horod reports to-nizht that ho has ox- {rnoted tha ball from tho hend of the young man lurloy, and unless brain fevor supervones ho is likely'soou to rocover. With rogard to Miss Cnlvor ho ia not no san- muine, as the ball, which entered hor nook, took o dawnward and {nward course, and though {t s bolioved that it hus lodgod in tho musclos of the lowor part of.the neck it may have ranged oltber furthior in or furthor down, fu which ouso it mny, oven If she rocovor, prove very troublesome. Stould inflammation of tha parts ensucs it s feared thycaso will prove fatal, as the girl Is now in such low condition that the least turn ln|6ht alter all tho hopes and caloulations of Dr. Horod, Up to tho prosont, nothing hns bLoon hoard of Hnzle, nand 1t iy bolicved ho iy biding {n the busty about 4 milea from hero in the neighborhood of Bhirloy's Block, with the hops of mosting hig doughtor, who 188150 enpposed to bo promling about tho same’ noighborbood, If ho should happon to meot hor there can bo litile doubt that ho will kill hor and saftor- wards himeelf, a8 his position wow Ims become such that ho would be propared for nny desperate dood, regardloss of the consoquences, which could uot b worse than what ho must now oxpoot, should be be captured. Mesnwhile an aotive seaxchis boing made for hiw, and the Enllcn in the surrounding towna and villages avo beon notiad, Huzlo i8 nu old soldier, bns & pousfon, and fns hitlerto hoine ao irreproachablo character. Ho L8 & wife and four childron in this town, Grant yympathy is oxpressed for tho two ine Jured persons, and their familios, as well ag for tho famity of the would-bo murderer. Pily is nlso folt for Hazle himsslf, tho circumstancos leading to tho commission of tho dood Loiug of sticl on oxcaptionally paiuful oharactor that, as 0o livos have w8 yot boon uncriflcod, n etrong fi:‘nlln oxlyts for looking with & lenient spirit on 0 crimo. The Jersey City Church Scandal. From the New York Herald, Aug, 10, One of the actors in the Jorsey City church scondal i8 nomore. After a night of intenso sufforing, in which montal tortures almost com- .| plotely stifled physical ngony, the shades of death settlod on the eyes of Mary E. Pomeroy. At o early bour yostorday morning the Overs secr of tho Poor, Mr. Dudloy, calted ot the bod- sido of tho young womaa, and percoiving that she waa dying he called on Justico Aldridgo to tako ber dying statemont. Tho Justico rofused, oxcopt ou condition that sho oxpressod s do- Biro to seo him. Mr. Dudloy agaiu ealled at the Louso, and having obtained hor consent, Justico Aldridge procoeded to thehouse, This wos nr 11 'clock, Appronching tho bedsido Mr. Ald- 11dge ssked, **Do you kuow me, Miss Pomoroy 7" ‘I'ha roply was, * Ob, yos, I know yon,—I know you all here,” * You aro quite ill, Do you wish to make any statomont 2" wag tho nost question, “Yes, Ido," waa the answer gaspoed out, with man, was shown to tha Williame Tlouse, whore #he ban slnce boen in & vory critical condition, brouglit on by tho assault, she boing onclonto. Tho factn transpired yostorday, Smith wna fo~ day liold in the sum of 81,600 to apponr in ten nys, ng Mra, Fiolde la unable to give hor ovi- danco, ‘Tha ladv and hor husband are well cou- nacted nnd above suspleion,, Groat {ndiguation Is folt that such an outrago should bo committed in our midst. g A Desporate Ohnracter. CouNorr, Brures, [n, Aug, 20.—Tom McGlol- lan last aight at Rod Onk, Montgomery Gounty, nttempted to eutor tha privato rooms of Mra. TFullor, to whosa daughtar ha had at one tima beon engaged, tho engagomant boing broken by Mra. Fullor, BcOloltan was rofusod sdwission, fud throatenod tv ahoot in ense ha was not od- mitted. Mis, Fullar porsisting in rofusiug ad- ission, MeClollan scourod a royolvor, flrad ab hor throngh the door, and thon burst tho door down und firad four ghots at hor. Ona sbot took offact in hor neck abovo tho collar-bone, passing through, and coming out below the Khoulder- blndo, mflicting probably a fatal wound, Me- Clellan is o desporate clncactor. Ho wag im- madiately placed under arrcst, sud, walving ex- sininntion, was, In default of bull, remandod to Juit. Tonring & rold on tho Jnil i:g]nm oxeltod Populace, MeOlellau was taken to Glenwood for 8afe kcoping. Iicid to Bail for Vielnting tho Intor- hal Revenuo Luws. Special Disvateh to The Chicado ‘I'ridune, Bpuisoristp, 1N, Ang. 20.—T'wo 1noro unfor- tuantes woro bronght bore this morning from tho oxtremo moutlorn portion of the Brate. Jumes A. Johnson, of Wayne County, was charged with making out a faléo olaim for a pon- ulon, sud aupporting It with fraudulont aflide- vits, 1lo mavebail in 8500 co answor at tho noxt tormof the United States Diatrict Caurt. Georgo Fritz, of 8t. Clatr County, was chavged wich Bolling at rotatl whisky sdnd tobacco without # Unitad Btates Hconso. ™ He gavo bail ina Jiko amonnt to answer af tho samo timo, The Gowan Roud Forgerys New Youx, Aug. 20.—Aun oxaumation of the Rev. Johin Cowan, the Chaplain of tho late Fifth Regimont of New York Artiltory, and John Keboo, charged with conspiriug to dofraud the Goverument by preseuting at tho Troasury for rodemption a'fragmont of a Sonth American bond, and claiming that it was partof a $1,000 United Statos 6-20 boud which bnd been destroyod, has resulted I tho huldiug of Cowan for thio uction of the Grand Jury. For somo timo before Lis arrost, Cowau was in the employ of tho Young Moa's Christian ‘Associztion. A Southwestorn ¢ Misunderstanding 3 ~Tnree Men Kihied, From the Memphis (Tenn,) Avalanche, Aug,18. For years tho travel from West and Middle Tenneesee and South Kentacky to Missouri aud Northorn Arkansgs bas been vin Nall's Ferry, which crosses the Missiseippl River from Dar- noll's Landing fo Tolot Plonsunt, on tho op- posito Misuouri shore. 'Thiy 8 the only svail- ablo crossing-poiut between Momphis and Cairo, and in consequonce i8 largely patronized, 01d 'Squiro Robert Nall had the ferey for s long torm of yoats, but of late Lss turncd it over to Liis gon Albert, Not long ngo, Gon. H. M. Darnell, from whom ths landing takoa its namo, and who s a largo planter, thought the ferry business s good investmont, and accordingly sturted ono of his own fu opposition to Nal's, The Goneral om- ployed two brothers namod Coe and & you, man named Colo to run s ferry for him. ~ Boul ferrics have run along *smoothly, the Nall ferry, perhaps, doing the mosc busineis. Laat Saturday afternoon a large party of mov~ ors from tlus State ecame to tho forry for trane- poriation. Mr. Nall sucosoded i engaging passage, Whon ono of the Coo brothers came over to Null's boat and offered additional in- falling breath. Sho then proceeded slowly and doliboratoly a follows, the Magistrato taking down overy word carefully: "1 focl a8 thongh I have not long to lve. There kisve been o great muany things suid about me. I now tell tho truth in’ tho sight of God, that John 8. Glondonning is tho futhor of my child, o hes deniod it, and still denies 1t; but hio and ‘no ouo olko ia tho father of that child, Ll_u lnlxls :um lhl‘nge -gal;xazlxinn; 1 yua afraid of im, but now [ am not. Io sy have papors, but ot aoos o clon: Lim. it 'ing statomont was taken down_in poncil, and 3fr. Aldridgo lafé the Louse, and procacded to his oftico to’ Gopy it In ik, This dono, ho re- turned to the bonso, but bad only stoppad insido the door whon he was informed that the young lndy bad just died. Nothing, thorefors, ro- mained for him but to attest tho statoment in lo- gal form, nud ho did it as follows : State af” Ne Jeraey, a1, = This $8 10 pertify that tho sbove fa s truo statomont, A tho samto was mado Ly Mary E, Pomeroy on Ler death-bed to o this 1811 day of August, 1874, Tuodas ALDIIBGE, Justice, The minutes that alnpsed botween her dying statement and her laat breath wora not quite so panful as the proviousones. She offcred & short meur. bor hands joived and her eyes turned to Toavon, in which 6ho was undorsfood to pray for the destroyer of Ler happiuoss and of hor lite, 8ho then offored borsolf to hor Creator, but tho words bero failed bor, aud, as the gasped and faltored, tho sceno was so thrilling that thoso who were noar tho bedsido buried thoir faces in their bands and buvst into tears. The dying girl heaved an agouizing sigh and way thon motionless. 1t wau the last throb of the youug heart. Tho clock told 25 minutes past 11, "hero ara throo suits pouding agalngt the Ray, John 8, Glendenning 1 this cuso~one brought by tho Ovarseer of the Poor for tho support of thio cluld (whien 16 now healtly), ana for eedac- {10u, nud ons for breach o proinise of marriago, Dy tho donth of the chiet witness in the case tha two fatéar necopsurily fall to tha grouud, but tho Overseor atated lost ovonivg thut o ™ill con- tinue the former, 1t was rumored at a late hiour lust ovoning that Mr. Glendennng bad loft tho city, but the rumor waa not contirmed. Ho could not be soen at his residonco, however, It waa also rmored thnt the Blders of tho elwrelh would buld & council ia tha eveuing to lake tha casa into cousidoration. A Herald roparter called at the church at 8 o'clock, only to tind it locked, Ifo.then called b the residonco of Mr, Jewell, tho chiof Elder, but thero was no inmate to avkwer thocall, 1 18 quute ovident that tho Elders aro not apathot~ de, vut bowildorod and confounded. Soma se- tion must he takon wspacdily, howover, tu_avort puslic indignation, which 18 tenso on Jersoy Cuty Hoights, Tho exprossions “Var and foath- ors™ and * Lamp-post isw” the Herafd repotfer bosrd not from the lipa of Jonforsand bumuiers, but from gowo of the leading property-ownors on tho lull assembled in front of Allen’s Hotol. The reportor callod on Justic Aldridgo at his resldonce, and that gontloman &aid that bg had not been yot logally udvised whethor be could cou- tinuoauy of thocasos, The mysterions papors alluded 1o fn tie dautu-bed statemont as boing in posecion of Mr, Gloudenning excito o Bood deal of curiosity, The only theory rogording them ja that he compelled hor, under vory strong roprescumtions, to #ign a docuniont or documents that admitted o dopartitro {from tho way of rightcousuous in othior company than bie. "It iy one of tho strong- et pointd of tho case ngaivet tho aceused that Lo obiained from hor the ougacement ring, un- dor somo slight protext, on wineh waa engraved tho words, “Two hourts w one” A wealthy gantloman satd to tha Herald reportor, “ Glon- donning and Miss Pomeroy visited my honse aud thoy mado uo soorot 0 the feat that thoy wore ongated to bo married. Tt was {n this ro- lution thut they visited my honso,” Qha arrangomonts” for” the funeral have not yot, boou comploted, - Dr, Burdott states that the immadiato causo of death was cougastion of tho lungs, - The remole causo was neryous dabllity auperinduced by wental doprossion, In othor l\rmd:. tho ill-fated young l-ui’y died of & brokeu eur! Hrom the New York Sun, Aug, 10, In his lbracy, last evening, tho Rov., Mr, Glendonning said : **1 havo docided not to make any statoment £t prosont. Tho publio faoling is too much ox- citod now, but In x{'nod Yimo it will alt come out, and wy friends will bo satisfied with the result, I'have dooumonts thnt will oloar mo entirely, Thoy came to no unsolicitod, aud ase In horown handwriting, with hor name attaohod.” Attempted Qutrage of o Lundy by a Hlotelsfaopor. Svecial Disputeh t T'he Chicasto Tridune, EAv Crame, Wis,, Aug, 20.—bike 8, Bmith, propriotor of tho Greonman [ouso, was arroste ed last night on a chargo of an sggravated ss~ anult on tho person of Mrs. Fields, wifo of a ro- speotable young meelinalo recoutly come hare, Mew. Flelds arrived ot tho dupot Mondsy night last, 8 serangor, Sho askod to bo shown to the Williams Hougo, Suwith, who was in tho 'bus, took hor Lo his house, and, giving her a room, entorod hor loft chvok, and passed out Just bo- fow tho ear. Sho did not ‘fatl, howevor, aud azle dlgoharged another shot, which lodged in or neok, whon she foll, and the would.bo-mur- Boror dr:&xud Ler alongalde the traok, aaying, in » yuwoo of the uigioss anger, * Lis there mud made indecont proposals, On theka bolug promptly resented hio attompted Lo gain hia vilo purposs by violenco, s viotim's des. porate resiafance and outcries alarmed the villaip 80 that ho fled, v, Dlolde escaped Zrom ths house, aud, fndlng & palices | ducemonts for tho movers to tako his bont, ‘Thia caused o quarcel, in the courda of which Nall and Coo indulged in soveral harsh opithets. No blows ware paseod, nowever, Gen. Darnall lives within a short distance of the ferry, and, heariug the wrauyling, camodoswn tothe boat, When ho learned what wes the matter, ho turned to Coo and seid: ¢ Why don’t you kill the d—d — of & —?" 'T'hin Jed to an al- torcation batween Nall, and the Gouaral, whicl rosulted_in tho formor drawing n_pistol and shooting tho CGoneral, tho ball serikiug in tho Joft brest sear thoheact, aud tangingdowiwards, ‘Wheu tho Geuaral foll, tho man Cole, who bad come up by this time, drow his pistol and firing brought young Nall to the ground. While on the ground, Nall ralsed his revolver, and taking o 000} aim dropped Colo doad 1n hus tracks, T'hen Cae, the man with whom ho Died funt had a dig- pute, pulled his pistol and shooting Nall _whoro e lay, killod him, This onded tho tragedy. Mr. Nall und Colo killed und Gou, Darnoll mortally wounded, and in all probability dend cro this. Gon. Daruoll 8 s gantloman of about 65 yesrs at age, a wan of largo property and unbounded bospitality, Ielad a very vindictive n-mger. and when onco aroveed It was uncontrollable, und Luy tgured in sevoral dendly fouds. Iis Ieaves n largo family. M. Alvert Nall, us stated, was a son of 'Squire Tobort Nall, an old and highly-csteemed citizen of Luko County, Ho was n mun of about 30 yonra sud loaves s fawily. Tho Cocs aud Cole were but litle kuown, A Lively Shooting. Affray in i ™70t Virginin Viliaze. ZLogan Court-House, W, 4, (dug. 15), Correspondence aof the New York Herald, Tho followiu g paragiaph appeared in & Wont- om papoer in tho shape of & spucial dispatoh ro- cently : . 1luNTING TON, W. Va., Aug, 8, 1874, Wo Lave intelligeuce hore’ of s Jively pltul and Yowie-knifo hop which took placo at Login Court- Tlouso yestorday, — 1t, C, Wililains, Prosocuting-ltor- ney, Frauk Buskirk, and one Lawvon are reported killed, and Davo Btratton and sovers! othors badly Lurt,’ Tho eutortajutnent took placo in tho publia stroct, and lnsted somo time, As usual, tharo wes & lady ju the case. « Tl announcamant of such a bloody tragody, in which three men were roported killed aud othiers wounded, caued a Herald corvespondent to bo dlapatched to tho beeno, with n view to ascortain what truth, it any, there was in the above paragraph. After 300 miles of railroad travel the fferald representative arrived st the Capital of Wout Virginia, whora ho had to pro- cure n gnvuw conveyance to proceed acrass the Kanawbn Valloy and the western elopo of tho Alloghonios, » ditance of 60 miles, to Logau Court-House, which 18 situated closs to the eantorn border of Kentucky. Upon my arrival I found tho littlo comnunity still i & foverish stato of oxcitement aver What I ascertained to Lo 2 most bloody aud muiderous riot, having its auigiu in tho allegod seduction of a yaung and haudsome widow, o resident hers, In ordor to giva o cloar conception of the affalr it witl bo nocessary to stato briefly the cheumatances of amurdor that oceurred Lero o8 far back os 1870, During tho month of May of timt your tho quict mountaincors of thiy county were startlod by tho intelhigonco that a murder lnd Loon cominitted in this vicinity,~a most cold- Dblooded, daliborate, and foul murdor. ‘The victim of this Axngcdy was & woll-known and os- teomed young wau, & storckeoper by profession, nowed Pater D. Morgan, who was singulurly popular throughout tha county, whilo the mur- doror was supposed to bo one ‘Urins Bushlkirk, a man of excoelingly bnd ropulation, and who, owing to former difliculties aud rocoutres in whicll b fraquently used the kuife und pistol, Tind to loava tha coitntry aud_sock an asylum for tho tima beingin the Far West, Conssquent upou tho murder was tho arrest of Bushkivk ou the suspicion that ko hnd committod tho deod, and this wos alwost confivmed beyond the question of o doubt b{’ tho davelapuents that fullowed. Un- fortupatoly 1or Busbkirk ho Lind o vory protty, charmiog, end faucingiing littio mountnin wifo, with whom report weut 1o show aud subsequont- 1y facts to prova thac Morgau had beon too inti- mate. [t was ducing oua af the parloda of Banh- kivk's involuutaty exila thut this wtimavy was beguu, but so attached had Mrs, Buwhkirk be- como £o hor puramour that the lason wus cou- tinued aftor lior husband's rotutn, For a timo tha iltiole visits of Morgau to tho faithiless wife were skilifully concauled, but at length thoy be- camo ungarded us to thelr weotinges, aud Lho Lnowlodio of tholr juterconrso finally reached th ears of the husoand, Bushkirk, who was o dospersto man, had aftor this been heard to thruaton to kit Morgan, and ou the very even- ing of tho mwwdor Lo wnid be uhould nob e sur- prised z)y heur o Morgan's braing being blown out, Tt was on thut very night Morgun was at bix stora ou usual. attending to his business, aud Bushkik was soen in thonelghborhood, armed with s ritle, Morgan had sorved sov- eral of Lis customers, and was eun~ uged in walting upon a lady, atande ug botund his dounter, when some one on the outside, with torriblo and dendly afm, sont & buliot crashiug_ thiough the windaw und thraugh the brain of AMorgan, Almast simultano- ously with the roport of the guu the blaod apurt. ot from the wouud aver the laca of tha de{ AMor- an was walting upon aud oyver the gooda that sy upon tha couuter. ‘The lady soroamed with tatror, thinking e had beea taurdarods Mate rusbiod to tho scono, and tho grotent exeitomont onauod. A fow momonts after this Bushirk, with the most importurbable coolness and deliv- oration, wont to & doctor Miving near by and told Bim ho bod “homd a gun go off,” nnd ho *'should not bo ulu'lu-lund it” Boma ono was Idiled,” Buublkirk, after rome troublo, wha ar- rodtod and lodged fn Juil but that odifieo wo bo- ingr yory sooure he fonnd vo diffionlty in ononp- ing rrom it vory moon aftor his incarcoravion, and ho romained away over two yoars, He roturucd in 1872 and showed himself pub~ Noly in the nelghborhood, when, as in duty botind, tho authorhios had bim roarrontod, mud o trinl woa had. Among tho witnosden at this trin} was ono T U, Willinme, & young lswyer, who testiflod tosome of the throats Bushiirk liad mndo agninet Morgan. The jury, howover, disagrood, and tho counsol moved for » changs of vouuo, and bad bis tnsl transforred to Wayne County, whoro, after savoral postpooemonts,’ it eamoon last March, ronnlung in suother dia~ agreoment of tho jury. Bushkirk was thon ro- Teazod on baif, and retirned hero, whore he most opportuncly interposed aud pravented a great donkof bloodshed on Tucsday lagt. The auly connootion this murdor has with the affray of Tuesday loain the fact that tho origin of oach waa similar, tho rosnlta nearly tho kamo, and somo of the principal characters figured {n botlt. Tater 1. Morgan, who was murderod by Bushe Jdrk in 1870, waa s morsied man, Bosides bolng tho soducor of Buabkirk'a wifo, ho waa also, thorefore, unfaithful to his marriago vows, His wife was quilo young and protty, and, sss moun- tain bonuty, was thoe rival of Mrs, Bushkick {n thelr maidon days. This rivalry, which bad & cossafion during their ently married lifo, was ro- nowed when tho ono was o grass widow (by tho dew_rtion of hier husband), the other s widow In- dogd, Bothof thom bepan to land fast lives, aud both of them had their reapoctive train of adwmirors, Among tho admirers of Zdrs, Morgan wag R. Q. Willlnms, now Proscouting Attornoy of Logan Connty, with whom sho had an amour of considesablo duration, Willisma, f¢ will bo recolleoted, ®ms one of tha pringipal wit- nosacs against Urlne Bushkirk for the murder of Morgan. The fact of tho in:imacy of Williams with Mrs, Morgan having bocome & matter of no- toroty, it soon reachod tho ears of Lier brothor, Guy Lawson, who bocamo foarfully inceused againet Willioms, snd he resalved to call him to account for it On Tuosday moroing last, Guy Lawson met Willisms tn tho streot, or rather road, near the Couri-House. A rencontre had Leon looked for botweon thom and bath ware gan foll tothe floor a bloody ocorpss, s orowd [ POLITICAL. Congressional Nominations—-Western County Conventions, Miscellaneous Political ltems. Congrossionnl Nominntions. FIFTIL TEXAS DINTRICT DEMOGHATIO. GALvEsTON, Tex,, Aug. 20.—Tho Hon, John Tanoock was nominated for Congross from thin ‘Distriot at the Brenham Convention to-day, FINAT RANSAS DISTIICT—~REPUNLIOAN. Special ianatch to Lhe Chicaoa "I‘rthune. LEAVENWORTI, Kan., Aug, 20.—Tho Ropubliz enu Congressionsl Convention of tho Yirst Dis. trict agsombled to-day at 6 p.m. It {8 composed aof olgty-six_dologates. Tho candidatos aro W. A, l’fillhpe. D. W. Houston, aud Nathan Prico, ‘The Phillips mon scoured tho lemporary of- ganization by a majority of two votes. A Land- Ofico Reveivor was appointod Chairman ou Cro- dontials; a Postmnstor heads tho Commltteo on Pormancnt Organization. Evorything is pnoked ‘closely for Phiilips, and he will bo nominnted to- night, if tho Convootion doos not break up in o row. Uhe procecdings s far Luve boen marked by an absence of deconoy and desorum. 1t is an \lnd[fillmnd‘ disgracoful” squsbble for Federsl plundor, and nothing elac. Drico and Houston wore withdrawn to-night, and Phillips nominated by acelamation, NINRTEENTII JLLINOIS DISTRIGT—DEMOORATIO. Speciat Disvateh to The Chicagn Tridune. MoLEANsyong, 1.., Aug. 20.—Tho Domocratio Congrossional Gonvenuon of tho Ninoteouth District met hero to-day. Two excursion traing aud a baud wero employed, but tlic ationdance ia not large. Tho Hon, 8. 8, Marshall, presont Congrossman from this distiict, Was nominated, all opposition bolng withdrawn. There is uaid to bo less_outhusiasm thau ever bofuro chnvactor~ izod & Democratio Convoution in this district, thora boing httla choerlug outsido of tho delor gatos. The rosolutions embrace nothing save nn exprousion of fidolity to the Democracy, & con- demnation of the Civil-Rights bill, and of tuo Farmors' movoment. DAXOTA TRRRITORIAL—DENOCRATIO AND ANTI- armed, a8 wora alao thoir friends on botls sides, in antici:ation of what hore is designated ** live- 1y timos."” Lawson, confronting Williams, with bis right hand 108tibg in an ominous way upon bis bip, said, **You villain, you have dobauchod my sinter, and you're s low-lived scoundrel snd s coward.” Williame rosponded in the same hoated and vehemont manner, ‘¢ You'ro liar, or suy other maun that says 1o, snd I'm ready to give you or ooy of your frionds all tho satlefaction you want.” s Upon this Lawson atruck at Willlams, the lat- tor ruturoing tho blow, aud = briof flatiouft fight followed, wlion the combatunw both diow thelr pistols, and finng begon. The friends of both parties by thistima arrived at tho spot, and an ndigeriminate fuailado took placo. Frank Bush- kirk, a brothor of Urius Bushkirk, came to the aid of Lawson, sud n brother of Willinms oamo to his aid. In nddition to these, a pumber of others rushed upon_tho scene, all of them roady ax ocenrsion requived to esponss tho cause of cither of tho combntants. The affray by thls timo had reached it highest pitoh, and the yolls of the combatants and the rapid pistol shots, with tho qu\ck\y-chm\):hl% positions of tho pasties, made uspectacls long to be romem- berod at Logau Court-House, R. C. Williama shot and laid Guy Lawson hors du combat, while Frauk DBushkirk shot and ‘severoly wounded both tho Williamsoes. Bloed lowed fraa- Iy on all mdes, and at one time fn tho meloe, threo of the principals wora laid out in the stroet iu & most torublo condition, still firing aud fighting wich tho ferocity and maduoss of tho most bloodthirsty savazes. Just at this Junctavo, aud when the fight tnd reached its most bloody phase, Urias Bushkirk euddonly ap- poared on the scene, revolver in hand, accompn-~ piad by his wife, snd upriugin[;dirantlrv Dbatweon tho combutants shouted, ** Btop this B; a—d, Tt lall tho first man wha fires w shot !" This, cowlue from o man known to be dosporate and ** o man of bis word " on such oczasions, hed & magical offect, and tho_ belligerent spiit of all poriies st once subsided. Not avother pistol wus discharged, and the most screno quiat roigned where, but o moment belore, sll was turbulenco, nofse, sud disorder. Buskitk wag Ligtiy commondad for this action, 3 in 8 mom- ment more a host of friends of both parties, who hod rashod to the spot and ware only too ongger to join m the nfray, would hute besn ue rlal\:‘ed, and several lives might have been saarie eod. 1t wag thought at first that both Will'iama and Lawson wero killod oubright, but that wii a mis- inke. Lawsou wia shot in tho right brea st, near {he heart, and is not likely to recover, G, R. Williams was shot under tho loft eyo, tho ball puesing down juto hiy mouth, knocking ovit, in its courso, several of bia toeth, Ii. B. Will isma, hia brothor, way shot fu the loft log; anda meu named Dutgess was sbot bonind the lott ear, but the buli did not euter the skull, _ Nearly all of the partios have beon arrested. It {u utated 4186 sevoral of thom woio uudor tho intluonco of whisky at tho time of tho fight; but 1t is aliio “foarod the mattor is 80 complicated nbout tha women, that the foud may be renewed at any tima: by tho friends of eithor party. Tho excitomont shill continucs horo without a job of nbatornent since the fight, [ An Abscondod Ganicer, Storm Lake Ia, (Aua. ¥1.), Correspondence of the: Di- bugue Herald, Thig town nns been tho scono of the wildest oxcitement during the past two duys, On Tri- duy last the wall-known bauking fivm of Burtou & Hobls failed, aud defrauded its depositars out of £39,000, 'Thair daposits wora principally {rom Buoua Vists, 1ds, ai:d Ssc Countics. Of this amount, somo $8,000 wore in school funds wud taxes that had been collected, and. thus overy texpayer is made o sufferor, Tha bal- anco was i private deposits, amounting fio somo 814,000, Among theso arc many cusos of indi- vidial burdships that go to swakon publio symprésy aud fun the tlame of exeitemont alreudy kindlod. Ono of theso was thint of g poor blind man named Barnsback, who had §250, who had this smutnt on doposit, and {3 nl} Lie s in tho world, Anothor isthat of a paorold cripple, of somo 60 years of age, uamed Strattou, Who had $350 in the bavk, snd tho los of tun, the poor ofd wan _elaims, will rain him, o by o large family depondent upon him, and this §U50 is all the monoy ko bad in the world, “Tho preuoneo and clamor of these two parties in tho crowd oxcited s good dual of pity for them and indiguntion gainst tue defaulters who hed swindled thom, Whon tho crowd beeamo convinced that there W8 o sbow of gotting anything from the banlk, o rush was mude by the large and excited crowd that Lad now gathered for L. J, Barton, the soulor member of the firm, who, it ia evidont, Los been tho “principal if not tho ouly sconndrel and enindlor in the concern. Hobbs, the juntor meinber, cluims that ho hos had uothing to do with tho bauking dopartment for & yoar past. o ofnims that ho was wholly snd totally ignorant of what was goiug ou in the bank, And not oaly that, but Jio “denvuncos Darton as s dishonest rascal of the worst stripe, who has robbed him, his partuer, and left'nim as penmless as sy of Lig ather victime, ‘o crowd woro aatisflod with Tiobbs® stato- ment, and aftor hnul‘hyfz it mado s rugh for Darton’s rosidonce. But they falled to fingd bim, His family said ho was not at homo, and 1t 16 JONOPOLY. B10x Orry, T, Auic, 20.—Tho Anti-Monopoly and Domogsatic Tarritorial Convontions met b Elk Polut to-doy for the nomination of & Dolo- gate to Oangreds and Torritorial oflicors, Efforts t0 affact a uvion proved unavailing, Dr, W. A, Buwiloigh was nominated by the Auti-Monopollsts for Congrers. Tho Democrats at lasy ropurts had not mads & nomination, and woro having s etarmy time. ‘Tho nomiuaiton rosts between J. W. ‘Curner sod E, W.. Millor, with the latter glightly ahead on tho Isst ballot reported. SECOND WEST VIMGINIA DISTRICT — DENOCRATIO, WaeetiNe, W, Va., Aug. 20.—At the Conven- tion at Plodmont to-dsy Charles J. Fsulkner, of Martinsburg, was nominated as Domacratio can- didato for Congross from the Sccond District of thia Btate, Wentorn County Conventionss CARROLL COUNTY, ILL.~REPUBLICAN. Buecial Digpateh to The Chicugo 1'ribune. Br. Oanrvory, IH., Aug. 20.~At tho Repub- lican County Convention hiold here to-day to so- laot cight delegates to roproscut tho county in the Fifth Congressional Distriot Conveution, at Freeport, on the 20th inst, R, M. Cook, of ‘Bhaunon, was choson Chalrman, snd Chorlow . Farmor, of Mt, Oarroll, Becrotary. Noarly all the towns In the county were ropresonted LY Lfm- noxt choleo, «dafoating tho clioico of the pitizens of Coles, ax Cotos_voted molid for Van instond dolegatos, and the Douglns gakod, 10 o, thoy Lind ngroed 3 combined” _with tho Moulirio dolegatew, Dalen of Jnlug a8 BEECHER-TILTON, (Comtinued trom the I at Paged) sud voted for Mr J. M. Vuuso, ol thls county, mving him the nominstion,—thuy an oxprossod through hor dologatos. Aftor this tho Convontion adjournod, and n part of it in 10 vory good Lumor. Mr. Vanep {s 5 vory clever farmor, & Liboral Ropubliean in politics, and wonld ‘mako a falr Roproaontntive; but [t i hardly bolleved Lo will sccopt tho nomination undor tho circumatancos. Granger Picnic in Coles Countys Correspondence of The Chicano Tribune. Marroon, 1, Aug, 10.—A grand Granger plenio comes oft at Charloaton, the county-seat of this (Colos) county, to-morsow. A. Goldor, Mastor of tho Btato Grango; 8, M. Smith, Beo~ rotary of tho Tarmers' Association ; B. J. Van court, ot Ki. Clair County; znd M. M. Hooten, of Centralia, Lavo promised to be on hiand and address the Patrons of Husbandry, The pienle wall bo kold at the Fair-Grounda, Algbama RRepublican State Qonven= . tions MonTaomeny, Ala,, Aug, 20.—The Ropublican Couvention met Liero to-dny, and sftor a tompor- ary organization, adjowrned till to-morrow. Tha gonornl improssion 18 that tho prosout Stato ofticers, who are all white, will bo re-nominated, ond that the Civil Rights bill will bo ignored, OLD-SETTLERS’ GATHERINGS, Torgan and Cass Countics, Til. Specral Diwpatch to The Chitcago Tribune, JaoksonviLLe, I, Aug. 20.~The old scttlors of Morgan avd Cass Countics, roinforced by many from Scott, Macoupin, and Saogamon Countica, hold thesr sunual rounion and pienio to-day, in & grove near Waverly, 20 miles (rom horo. A train of twomty cors loft horo in tho moring on the Jacksonvillo, Northwestern & Routhoostorn Railrosd, carrying about 1,000 people, and thousands more camna Ixf wagons and carriages from the whole surrounding couns try. Not loss than 5,000 people wero pres~ ont. Tho OId Settlors’ Assoclation wng forme od in 1870, ot firat only of thoso who ecamo to (hie rogion before tho doop enow of 1831, but, as many havo since died, tho limt has beon oxtouded to 1835, Sovorsl hundred nmames aro on tho books, and somo prosont to-day came horo as far back sy 1426, snd 8 fow in 1830, Tho oxorcises cou- sisted of an listorical address by Judge Wiliinm Thomas, of Jacksonville, giving tha wolitical bistory of tho Btate sinco its ofpanizution,— o very valuablo paper, which dt 40 bo pub- lishod,—and nddrosses by W. R. R. rot. tor, Judgo Balomou, of Macoupin Couuty; tho Hev, Mr, Dickous, Johm B, Thompsos, <¢ Cass Co.; Mr. Walker, of Macou- ping the Rov. Ar. White, of AMorgan Co.; the TRev. Ar. Shurp, Mr, Robinson, of Cass Co,s M. D, Azors, Eoq., of Jucksonvillo, aud the Lion. Nowion ‘Oloud, of Waverly, intoraparsad with ‘vocal and instrumentsl mueie aud bountiful re- froshmonts, The speoches wero crowded with rominisconces of the privations, toils, and plony~ uros of pionoer days, and, toid by the veuerabla mon who oxperieuced them, wore full of futer- ast. Ofticors woro elocted for the ousuing year, oll routralnts or digulses, and nmst bo Enown nt s, And iu thas oxprenalng the lope, for the snke of rahgion, of yood motals, and of the noblc fame which I8 n lrossuro not to Mr, Bedchor only, bt to tho swholo uation and to tho Cliris- tinu world, that Mr, Boochor’s dofonse will ho favorably recoived and tirt lns ruplly to ovidence yet to como will bo witarly convinelng, wa arc paincd to bo compeilad to refor to n statomont srhich hos now aud thon met our notico, thut tho proprictor of tho Independont hus Leon setuatod by & jealonsy of Mr, Boochor in bla poslclon as alitor of anothar roliglons paper, As ho has Kkapt uttor silouce throughunt ‘all this unhappy Dbusiuass, thora ia nn possible evidanca thay suck in the case; andnotouly is ho cunkclons of nosueh facliug, but the lustery of the Indeperdent 1s tha Dost ovidonco to the contrary, In tho yoar after Mr. Bocchor Joft the otilorn! chargo of the In dependent, ity ensh rocoipts woro inoroasod by 40,000 ; a8 n the yonr after My Tiliou left it thoy wero ogain Incronsed by €35.000, Wo do nigt mentlon theso a8 sitgular or signiflcant fucts, but only Lo show thab o great shitution liko tho Jndependent cots by but very slightty af- fectod by the withdrawal of any editor, howover famous.” A groat nowspspor has n normal growth, liko o troo. Ons gardeusr may ho changod for another; but 1ot there «till bo pood oulture, no mattor by whom, avd the treo will contlutia to_graw, for its roots run very deap and wide. The Independen! has no reason to do anythiyg but rojoice Jn whatover may brighton the famo of ono lu whogo uccoss it hus tuken so much pride. TEE i “ADVANUG” ON BEECHER'S STATEMENT. From the Advance (Conprenational), Tho statement by Mr, Boochor hus tho ap« pourance of being lllni;ulhor #eraigutforward, feank, and truthiul, as it cortainly is wonder fully pathetfc and fmprossive. It1s plam that every point and ovory phaso of it bad boon elnvorated with the nrmost poseivlo eare, Tt 1t camo only at Iast, it was meant to stand whon it did como, Al the pragticod wariness of tho law- yor has, aud proporly, been added to ali tho inatchless eloquenco of the jorator in_the prepa- ration of jt. If Mr. Tilton faucied that only one porson conld ‘nlav at tho gamo of thunder- olts, ho 1 probably by this thoo protty fully une- decoived, Whaother or not tha foul clouds which baveso long sprond u dours gloomover tho land Lave discharged all thoir yongoful bolts, wo can- not now may. ‘hore may be others still in ro- serve. If not, and Jir. Doocter's testimony is accopted s Bunl, thon Tilton Lus fullon from boing, at ono timo, b young oditor of the most brilliant promise in America, to boing tho vilest and most unconaeionulo wroteh of the contary, and Moulton Iy 1‘1““ anothior; and this last thun- derbole siuks them both fnto bottowfoss dopths of inl‘lm{. ‘Taere has ovidently bocn & strang rebound in tho publio sontunent’in Mr. Bocohor’s favor, ‘A very largo numbor of fait-mindad_peoplo ablrm that bo lpa. fully vindicated himsolf against overy aspersion ; that ho bas roved himaelf to huve boun wmistakon in somo’ things, yeb tho mout magnanitnous of vien, willing to sacrilico hlmsolt to eavo auotbor,—his own guiloloss simplicity botug tha vietim of tho Satame dn- plicity of ofiwm; whils, however, others equally auxious tor his porfect vindication, feol compelled to hold thoir opinion somswhat in aboyanco until it shnll be more evident than now itig that all tho tostimovy bearing upon the as followss _ Prosidout, Matthow Staoy, Jackson- Jitlo; Vico-Premdents, Jool Goodrioh, Nowton Cloud, aud Leland Borry; Tronsuror, dolu Bob- iugon; Becrotary, T, Cliamborlain, Lasalle County Plonecrs. Special Dupateh to Tne Cacauo [ribune, Orrawa, Iil., Aug, 20.—Tho Old-Sattlers’ pic- nie on the Fair Grouuds koro to-day was attonded rogularly-clectod dologatos, and the ntmost good foeling provailed. Tho Afasters of threo ‘Granges Lad seats in the Convention. The fol~ lowing woto olucted_delegntos to_the Frooport Convention: G, I, VauVachtan, R. G. Builoy, J. B, Johnson, I'. Chambers, Chiarles C. Farmor, R. M. Cook, J. O. Vallotte, and B, I, Bhirk. The following rosolution was unanimously adopted ¢ HReoolced, Thnt the Hon, Horatio ©, Burchard is the cholco of {uls Couvention for renomiuation to Can- gress from this District, and that tho delegates to the Congresslonnl Conventfon are Lioreby notinud to cast thoir votes for him for that ofiico, WINTESIDE COUNTY, ILL,—REPUDLICAN, Stieciub Digputch to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Mornison, Ill, Aug. 20,~The Ropublican Councy Convention met here tuls slternoon. Bayenty-~five dologates wero presont, ‘Thero wns not much onthusinsm. Tha delegates appointed to attend the District Couvontion s Freoport on tho 26th inst. were insbimcted to cast tho vote of the nnumg for the Hou, H, O, Burchard, tho present momber of this district, KENT COUNTY, MIOU,~—RErUNLIOAN. Spectul Dispatel to The Chicany Lrivuiry GraND tarins, Mich., Aug. 20.—The Ropub~ lleau County Convention, in scssion i this city to-day, renominated tho entire ticket, with ong } oxcoption. Lyman Murtay was plncad in nomi- nation for tho Btate Sonate in pluce of AL 8. Crosby, Resolutions were passed instructing tho delegatos to tho State and Congressionat Conventlons to favor tho renowinatiou of Goy. Bagley and Liout.-Gov. lolt; also W. B. Will- iams for Represeutative in Congress, E. G.D. Holden, of this city, was placed in nominution bytho Lonvention for tho oitics of Socrotary of ale, BAGINAW COUNTY, MICH—REPUDLICAN. Special Disvatch to T'he Chicays {ribunr, Tasr Sacivaw, Mich., Aug. 20,—Lao Hepubli- can_County Convention to eolect delogates to the State ond Cougressional Conventions was hold in Saginuw City to-day. Tho doiagatos to the State Convontion wete Instructed to use toelr Intluenco in tavor of the nominatlon of Col. McCroery, of Mut, as State ‘Irensuror. Goy*. Dagloy's Adminisiratlon was indorsed, Tho Conyrrossionnl delegates wore justructed to use their .Influonco 10 favor of tho nomination of N. B. Bradley. From the comploxion of tho dele- gates a lready cliosen, it 8cems thot Mr. Bradloy will have but little difieulty in wocuring his re- nominatyon, Noone is yet gpoken of us the Demo- eratio cazididato, alchough it is barely Jasiie tho nomination will bo tendered Judgoe Moore o) the Hon, William L. Webior. OALIOUN COUNTY, MICI.—REPUBLIAN. Stieciae Dispateh o Fhe Chicen trwuns, 1wrTLe Oreex, Micl., Aug. 20.~Tha Ropubli- oan County Convontion wad hold at Mursbull to-d.vy. The old oflicors woro ronominated, ox- oeptiug wwo. Frouk W. Clapp, one, of our must promising youny lawyers, was udminated for Pr osecuting Attoruey, snd Willisin Cook for Stato Booator, ltosoiutions iudorsing Gov. Dagloy sud the Stoto Govoroment, nlso Ropro- sontatiy o Williard, woro passod, Not & word - wag gaid about Senator Chandlor. CLIN YON COUNTY, IA,—ANTI-MONOPOLY, Spge, @t Digpateh to I'he Chivaga Lriouwne, De Wim % In., Ang. 20,—As the Councy Con- vention o1 the Anti-Mouopolists of Clinton Couuty, he ¥ to-dny, tho following dologuted wore selootc \d to atteud the Congressional Con~ vaution to b. 8 hold at Maquokota next Thursday : E. A, Thayor 4 Hiram A. Hort, Walter J. Hayos, 1.5, 9., Spen ce, J. 8. Darling, Georgo Goddard, W. B, Latting, velt, Richard A, Lyons, J. T, Wa bz A rosolution was ubanimously adopted in- structing fn fay or of £he nomination of Oapt. N. A, Monil), of Gi inton County, for Congrossman, Tho following county tiokiot svas put in nowi- nation : Clerk of District und Ciroult Courts, W, more thun probable be wae uot. Tho next thing, thon, was to fiud him, and into this worl tho crowd went with much zest. Somo wautod £o shoot him ou mght, and others would bo con- tout wich tar and feathering him, But tho ma- Jutity favored the iden of taking him to the lake and duckivg im, until he would bo willing to toll what ho hnd done with their monoy. Uhis waa agracd to, sud only wanted ono thing to bo cousummated, and that was tho mun to be duck- ed. The hare had (o be enughs bofore 1t could ba anten. Bt Burton was nawhera to bo fouud, and the most duligons sosrob falled to roveal his biding-placo, ‘Phis trauspiredon Friday. On the day follow- ing tho mystary was oxplained, On Fridiy morn- ing, when Barlon found tho trouble was ou him and tho oxoitomont likely to ariso over bis rus- cality, ho coucluded thiat disorotion was his best Lold, and 80 struck out on foot over tho prairlo for 8o City, 90 miles to tho south. Ono of s near noighbora heing alarmod-aud teoling for Lis Bufoty on his family's acoount, lired » Uvery team, and followed him up ond overtouk him, plodding lis way slong on' fooband slono. Ho toolt Lim in aud carriod him to Sac Oiky, where hw laft lim._ Saturday morning Baston hirad convoyauca at Suc Clty to take him to Oarroll, tn Oarzoll County, some’ 85 miles still furthor on, and u stalon “vn the lino of tho Northweatorn Road,swhore he should arrive Baturdsy night, LA dispatol to the Herald from Carroll #aya thab arton was there on Bunday.—Ku, Henap.] g P —A fow weeks ago sn edltor in Uties, Mr. John Tilimghast, woko up one fine morsing to find u baslotful of buby on hus front-door stoop, 1la took tho httlo walt lu, and christoncd tho youngater Booohor-Titton illinghast, =~ Tho ghll:\mwau lil‘udl,v n\;nm On Elm‘r‘d‘:ly th:‘ln- aut dlod, Ho waa busled Monday 008~ Zirookiyn Argus, l B, Lefilngwell; R.scorder, Robert Sperr; Super- visor, Goorge God dard. ~ Lhe tickes i4 & strong ono aud will be elec ted. Democratic Mas v=Mootlngut Blufion, ma. Special Dispatol (v T'he Chicago Tribune, Brurrron, Ind, Augs 2—TLhis Las boen =z flold day for the Dew veraty of this county, In tho sftornoon tho Hon, fobn B, Noft, Demosratie candidate for Bcoretary’ of State, and the Hon, Clarouco Buskirk, addr.tssed su kmmonso audls euco at tho Town Huh\ They medo tiltiug specolics, arralguming the party ln powor for tho grous corruption &t the Bo uth, rockless use of Ppublic moneys and lands, e te. These gentlomou Rro again speaking to-night, boforo o large audi~ enoo, o The Thirty-Socond 1Represontative Dintricts Correspondence of e Chice 0 'ribune, 3MaTT00N, 1it., Aug. 10.—The dulegutos of tho Indepoudent Roform party from Colos, Moul- trio, aud Dougles Counties, componng tho Tlurty-second Roprosentativo L)istrict, mot in this alty yosterday, for tho purpiose of nomi- Totiug two candldatos, Colos Cou mty boing on- titled to tho honor of furnishin ¢ ana of tho candidates, the Douglas dologaros & groed to sup- Burt the choice of hor dologatos, This choico, ¥ ballot, toll upon M., Asio You I alen, hersto- fove a ‘upub\iom, but now, and. for over a Jyear pasl, su_outhusiastio worker i1 2 the 1) eform wmovemont, On tho fivet ballot, 3 v, A B . Wit son, & Dowooratio farmor of Moul lrie, yoo elved :l:in nagn‘x;n(lnfl. .fl na: olt lln;l ::nndld :\ltaa.i—l !nnt o and Dol o or su 1l Coloa | 20w ing hax balShe e Ven Daiact "€ In Lie b ok by & lnsgorcancourao of peoplo thau any previous gathering of tha ploncers of this rogion. By ac- ol count 408 facmora’ volicles passed through the entranco gate, many carriagoa containing ton v tivolvo porsous, and othors two or throe. o fo NF 8v0rago, it is thought, would be six per- sons to ©nch vehiclo., Besidos this number there were ab.2ut 50D who camo on fook or in publi convovance to tho gato, and 8 rospectablo deto- gotion asriy ed and entored on lorseback. Tho total would £, “ot vot less than 4,000, ‘'ho procoed WRS WOre o prayor by Eldor Batch- older, an ablo 4dress by Judge O. I Gilwan, and short spoccl. 'es by thoe Rov. Mr. Bascom, tho Hou, (. W, Arms trong, the Hon, Praukhn Cor- win, tho Hon, P, + \s Armutroug, ond othors, Ar- tor " ibin camo o bowkot-dinnor of fuwmitics and guosts in groups. WMero sud there about the am- phitbentro, in bnily & ud othor butligs about the L ounds, relics of aden tiwes wera oxhibiied, Sitoh as 0ld ladiy apinng (ax, carding wool, &e. "o momborslip lat yoar was 204, nons_of whom_ have uemf Jouy thln twonty yfi\:flmflin Lo~ Salla County. Boven ot Sn‘::éon of ocicly B . B . et dubmittod o propo: sition to oreck & monument OVer tlfiamw a‘f Shabbong, tho old Indinn Chiw)f Who &1 55 ““{f, to #avo tho lives of tho whito 8 3tsers durl ’lfifl;‘ famous Bluok-Hawk War, Sbal boaa was at Morzis, Ill, in 1867, Fhe Y.ce County (fowa) AsSOcintion. Special Diavatch to The Clicagn 7.710unE Keoxus, In., Aug. 20.—Tho OId Soby"lors’ Asso- ciation of Loe Connty hold tuclr annua ! celebra- tion ab the Fair Grounds near this city " to-dy. Every tawnship in the county was ropro Yonted, aud tho moating was tho largest and most & Bthu~ sinetic in tho history of tho Bociety. Tho ofowd in attendunce numbered over 3,000 porsunn. An [OKS Wi iverod by Thomas Grogg, from tho snmo place, sang an Okl Sottlers’ sona’y wiitton for tho occasion by Kato Sariington, a1t this city. Tho ofiicors for the easy, i your weto wan the pluco selected for the uoxt auun % ing, which will be keld in Septenbor, 187, * Corresondence of Tho Chicaa Tribune, WiNoesten, 1, Aug. 18, 18, "% Yard Gvove, in Winclioster, on Saturday, tho 19th day of Soptomber, 1874, The following programmo haa been adopted ¢ The meoting will bo called to ordor at10 o'alock am, First—Music by the Winchoater Band, Second—Addrois by Bimuel Peuks, Thivd=Muslc, Fourth=-Address by Georgo Osastuey, Jifth—Dinner, . Sptli— usfe, venth—~istorical Skotch of Scott Connty, with s ‘Blographical Notive of Doceasod Old Settlers, by Joln @. ifeudorson, {h—Voluntoor sposchies, inth—Xyse, 3 ‘I'ho old sottlors ot Morgan, Cuss, and Greon Countles, ayo cordially invited to attoud, ‘Fhora will bo smplo rofreshments for all who may como, J. B, YouNs, Prusidons, Joux G, Hexpersax, Secratary. sisifnmiind o] 5o LATE LOCAL ITEMS. Johm I, Harpor triod to swindlo an old man nawed 8. B, Garduer, 8o the Jatter allogos, yes- torday, but was caught by Officer Decsllo and locked up in tho Armory. ; Chatlos MoRddy and Margaret Botlor havo been living on the Europesu plan st the Bt Jameaatal, but havo fallon out. Lnéat evoning Margarot cansed Cinrles” srrost on the ohargo of nfiunun and adultery, Mr. Justica Boyden wili sottlo the mattor this marning, don_ missod i& yostorday afternoon wgua:imhnmr;p;j in (7) OMcor Carson and took him tos * suide” Jawelry store at No. 204 Ad- ams etroot nnd triod the cnvelope game on him, wich tho aid of John Iarvoy, - Barden was baaked ay o vegrant, and Harvey as a violator of the Iaw against guming, Tho_firo at 2:90 yosterday morning, signaled o pe 814, was ‘canod by & HEuE Mioks 1o roar of No. 882 North aveuuo. T, B, Cortroo oo- enpled tho promises as o packing- house, Honry Doehimun own tho rmpurly. For a timo & large contlagration way throntoned, but firomon provouted ir. The damage was 850, —— = A DUEL INTERFERED WITH, WanngyToN, Va., Aug. 20.—On suspiclon of on {uteution to fight a duel, Judgo Kojth to-day ordored ¢he atrost of Gon, W. 1L, Payue, Capita A. D, Poyno, Judgo Thomns Smith, Jamos Bar- hour, aud Col, John B. Mosby, Gen, Payne, Barbour, and Smith wore arrcsted, Capt, Payuo and Cof, Mosby wora uot {n tawn, and ¢ is bo- lievod thut if t{my can offoct m meoting without the interforeuce of the nolice thoy will fight, —Xaouurd Caso is_now comploting, at tho at an notual cost o mont, ooatly block eves hullt in Clevalaud o jorthiern Oblo, ot “Thio noxt annual meoting of the old fottlors %% Beatt County will bo Lold at tho Baptist Churoh, cnso bins boon talien, As ibis, with such tosel- mony o tho Committes have scou tit ta dole aué to the publio, tho vharges againet alr. Bocohor must bo said to romuin unproven, evon though it oxplanation of them by deemed insuliciont, But it s not probable that tho oud hwns yob been reachod. ‘I'no Investigating Comtaiutes will mako a mistako if they go npon tho suppo- gition that the public hns forgotten any of the persons who ave supposod to linve somo knowi- edge bearing on the caso, Whutevor tho protos- tations of the Committes, auy vpponrance of skipping over important withesses would destroy tha valuo of thaeir result, Al the best, tho Anal opinion or this irregularly constitutod court will havo littlo enough weight, and this withont ime plying tho slightest distespect, personally, for tha gontlemon who compose it. “I'ho real question i _the miuds of tho peoplo is, whether Mr. Beechor's nnumirlud oxplanss tion of tho causes Lthat drow out his lortors, and Jod to_ hi# peculinr conneeion with a man like Mr. Moulton, ave voully satisfactory, ~ It is nd- mitted that Tilton hay long ago ko far ruined his own charactor, and with bis own hand blasted Tiis own_roputation, that his word, under oath, counts for almost nothing. And Mrs. Tiltou's— poor child I~—counts #o ofqually ou both sides as to Lo utterly without value in thedecision o2 this enso. What Mr. H, C. Bowon's, Mins Anthony's, Krapk Carpoutor’s, aud that of otbers whom we newd not ngme hero, it {ylm:m\ undor oath and compolled to testify, would amount to, snd what Moulton’s suppased reserve of testimony sud docutents would wignity, if given to tho pablio, cannot, at this writing, ho staled. So that .he casia ng it now stands 1s in_olfect, Beacker's Jot- tots va, Boechor's explanation, Mr. Beochor muy himaslf aiso have something of that “genius for blundsring ” which o aturite utes to Mr. M1lton. Aud after all, oven if cortaiy of his expressions aud sctious do nt appeur ty bo entirely accounted for, it may bo enly fmr v bear in mind that he i8 a man of his own sort, noither wiso uor unwiso, but o Iicechier. God *knoweth our framo ; Ho rememboreth that wo aro dust.” At the best, thorecord ls bumiliating euough. But the statemant would hnve produced a Dottor impression if ho had oy cinimed to Lo qude so froo irom fawit. e will fiud but very faw who will not still belleve that ho uunoum%ed Mra, Tilton’s Inordinate afloction for bim, fur bo~ ond what was atrictly proper, and thoroby gave v. Tilton some occasion for complalut. . WASILINGTON. #'he Spanish Scmsation Stories—The whreatenod War of Rucow at the vg: J. W, O ju 'ent ; Robert South—Secret Service—Pacific fnik- ;?url"-‘.lr?::a, 5«?&&1‘,“‘,“"‘&'{;}.’"}"}";:. ‘parsott, | yomas taxes — Stamped Envelopo Teenguror; and ALf Roborts, Mars, Wl ¥ith & | and Nowspuper-Wrappers, Vice-Presidont from esch township. ‘1‘“0‘:3- Snectal Dusvalch to e Chacago Tribune, "al mi Wasuixoton, D. 0., Aug. 20.—Ihe 1nost pur- prising fonturo fu tho senwntions thab cortain paities havo boou trying duting tioppst fowy dr‘ayu to mako out of the storiey about an allged trick thab find beou playad upou tho suthorities of Spmn by on- Amecican sen Captain—who, it is ssid, landed mupitions of wor for tho Caxlista and escaped with big vegsol—atd \bout tho agreoment to codu to Gormany the ! “land of Porta Rico, Is, that,in tho first instauce, s story as relatod did not ou 1ty faco fmpress tho Ty with its fraadulont naturo; and, in ovory " ond instance, that tho old hoax which o Be " orosuglly oxplodod nbout & yesr ago was 80 T Vaicaived or misled anybody iuto sould b, Teqoation of it at this fato doy. BOTIOUS COI "y yAR OF RACES AT TIE BOUTH. TUE THREAT )0 hogg alleged tht the stories Alhough it 00 yoar ? races in tho South about tho threa ) fucfured” upon what sto ;”“"’ d"“f‘g:’m ‘ura from -jrrgsponsible pet~ ormed cursory Vape which’ tho Atiorney~ sons, tho subieot i " gL ooy A Goneral I8 seriously yy guwmuuications, dnd g recoivod UmGIL ‘gibyp, whbwing that thero onch day ndds to ¢ho ua * 1 gud dangerous ous- ia rengon to four uninw. 0 various yections. breaks and bloody eollish 4 Syyrep, .. TuE sECnEr * 40 W, ‘made of the Somi-official anmonucon 9% Thao dispatelios faot, which was forosandows i, ative Whitely, somo woaks ogo, that Chiev 2% Sh nayiat- of tho Tressury Sourot Borvy that the aug, Netcloship, aro to bo di, “aleeeds oy bt socrat-sorvice system will noy \ ' "H" ‘“{ < will bo roorganized, and that ¢ 10 “’l‘"'“ ur, tho Pronsury is looling abous for & Hicocssor . Whitely as Cluof, i THE PADIVIO MATLIOAD TA. Y00 0 5y A domand will shortly bo made u, ¥ 5" ety oiilo Ratlronds for the payment of tist '} I;g £ tax on their earninga, A failure b .mnnIL within sixty days will causo the casod ot forrad to the Attornoy-Goworal for prob €60 0% BTAMPED ENVELOPES AND NEWSPAPEM-WU QPP An tho bost moans of sotting tho dfi” ‘g prosouted in the lotter of thoregert blds 1< v!; nishing stampod olvelopos and newepapor- 7 ‘l" pors, the Postmuator-Generad pro veit umfi d" oareful conmdorstion, doumded to rujeck L DB. and ndvortizo for now proposats, -the xdpnb‘l:- tield (Mass.) Company's bid waa cvusldon \ y Inwnr(umn ‘sny othor, but was &0 frrogulur thek tho Departmont wonld bhavo been ReORLY eme Darrassed bod tho bid boen accoptad ; wad, fur= thonmove, the Company I8 not i good odor v tho Dopurtment {n cobsoquonce of i ta lure to comply with the oxlating contragt for pos a”ds'nzmp FOR ONARSHOMIER SUFPERERY, Tho Commissionor ot the Uenoral Lande ORico hns divooied that regulations vespecting the ual proof of Lomostoud wottloments in tho grasshoppar rogion of Xows aud Minnesot:, will bo so modiied 88 to pormit settlos to go before thoir County Court to make thow depositions inatead of befors tho Jocal ibnd offie cors, ‘I'his ordor 18 maue on represontations of roliable parifos that many settlors oun il afford the axpongoof & lunfi)aurnuy, ospaolaily jn thei presout lmpovariatied soudition, ‘o