Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1874, Page 8

% SPORTING NEWS, Races at Mendota, Grand ilaven, Sar- atoga, and Springfield, Mass, Felloweraft Runs Four Miles at Saratopa in 7:191-2. Base Ball---Aquatic, THE TURYF. TA¥, MENDOTA BACES, Snecial Dinpatch to The Chiaigo Tribuss, Mexnota, Ill, Aug. 20.—Tue sttondanco af + Yo racos to-dny was so Jarge that all could not bu nccoimodatod with seats, Tho morning and afternoon tralng from all points brought largo numbers of ‘strangers to town, snd it s esti- matod that thers wora nontly 5,000 peoplo on tho track. Tho flusnclal success of ito meoting is now nysured boyond question, and tho result is that the Driving-Park Assoclation and citizons govornlly are oxcoodingly jubllant, and already promfso to malo tho attractfons groator. Tho track, though now, glves genoral satlsfaation to horsomon, being woll constincted and eapitally Inid out. 0. 'F. Taylor doserves the cradit of orgamzivg the wholo racing echemo and earrylng 16 out successfully, It is scarcoly necessaiy to eay that ho {8 o Chicrgonn. Tho races yestordny wero not of o kind that doservoa rogular summary, thongh onjoyed by the spectators, The firat raco was o quarter-milo dash for runners, for a purso of 60, Who ntariors wore Pet, Black Urioco, Bald Hornet, and Jonny West, The first-named was tho faviito against tho fleld, nnd many pools wore nold, but slio was muposoly kept bnol by lior owner and ridor, In order; it i aliogod, to fu- fluonco bots at tho Larlville races nuxt woelk. Princo and Ifornct cama in first aud seednd Tespectively, Mho judges lacked practieal Jmowlodgo in starting tho horses, bub did tho Tiouest thing whon, they declared tho pools ol The second raco was & trot botweon stall. fons for o purzo of €300, divided into premiumg of 3180, &J0, and €30, The ecntries uumberod oight, Lol Templa nmong_ tho mumber, but thero wore only two starters, Colutmbin Chiof and Young Wilkes, The former won easily in threo straignt hents. ‘T'ime, 233, 2:93, 2:341, Ihndit not beou for his hard raco the provious dny, Vilkes would liave mindo o botter showing, Tho opinion presalls that Lo can beat the Chief on a bettor track, and thoro i a probability of & mateh for o respectablo amonnt. e Just rnco was for $100, botwoon horses olnsted ag 8:20, hut if mony of thotn hnd their dua they would Lnve & record of 2:40. A duzen horwos tarted, nud atnong thm all Jack Short, focmerly owned by Williain Renson, of Chieago, #nd Lady Iemplo wero favorites, Short and Drothor Snm trotted & dead heat in the first hont n 35154, Bub the succooding threo heats wora won by Short in 2633, 2:473¢, and 231, Tho lust howt wos trotted in the dark, and tho judzes could mnot decido which wero entitied to second and third moneys, and ac- cordingly postponed their decision until to- morrow. Bhort's owners insvo auceeoled in giv- g bim a low down record for little or no money, and thoy giumble loudly. If the Judgos do right “mi will givo bin the entire purso, as every othor Bowso in” tho raco rau almost all the woy around in tho Just heat. Mile-heat running raco, 2:40, 2:50, and freo for-nll trots oceur to-moirow. Specinl traing Tiavo boen dikpatelied toward tho Mississippl, and - crowd of 10,000 is expected. CLOKE OF Il RACES AT GRAND NAVEN. e ecaal Iapateh to the Chivnao Tribune. GuaND HAyEN, Mich.,, Aug. 20.—Tho third and lust day's trolting meoting of tho Guand Haven ’l’rnlt‘m% Asgociation took pluce todey undor moro propitious circamstancos than on former daye, Tho woather was cloudy rnd threatoning alt dny. 'Che track was in good cond.tion, being sotiled and packed by the light Tain last night. To-day™s stiendsnce was the largest during the racos. The first yncos wers gonorully intoresting, but thoe last way the most exciting, and was Oxpsoted to Do yosterdny. Pool-soiline was very light at first, but incronsei, and beeume livoly, With good prices on the lnst race. Batter feeling provailed, aud less trouble ‘wag exporiencod (hau yestorduy, U'ae first race was tho $:15 class; purso $200. ‘Twelve horses ontered, and ton started. On tho furnt heat threo horees wero distanced, and ono in tho socond. T'ho frst promm was won in theoo straight hents by Skippor. Time, 2:43; 2:44875 24457, The rocond promium was Lakon };y )(}nly Dunbum ; third by Stranger; fourth by osia. Tho sceond taco was for the 2:35 class; purse €350 Sovon lorsos entored. Al Bturted. Bix heats woro trotted, and s lurgo amonnt of ‘monoy clinngod hands, - Thore was livoly poot-buying on tho Just Licats of the sate. Pauvino, of -Watsala, UL, won the raco {u threoaltornate heats, Time, 2:88; 2:885 2:87)¢, Little Sumn took socond pro- mium. Timo, 2:41; 248, Quiokstop tho third premium. No fourlh promium wis givon, ns 10 hordox trotted for it. * In the lust heat, Little Sam camo in firet, -but was put baok second for Tunung, Tho thixd rnco wan tho froo-for-all; purso, 8760. Nino entored; sovan started. Lady Turpin won the pole, Mitcholl second, May How- ord third, Gon, Lownrd fourth, Antliony Wayno Aifth, Albert mxth, Smail Hopos soventh, '{‘lm xnco und fivst prowmiuw was won by Gon, Ilow- srd in three siraight hoats. Timo, 238y 280174 2WLL Sccond prémim wag_awarded 45 “Mitclhell.™ Tho third promium was divided botween Lady Turpin and Suwll {Topes, and tha fourth bobwosn Moy How- ard and Albert, both of Chicagos Lewls, the driver of May Howard, claimod third mouay, bug 1t was uot allowed. A coutroversy arose befween him sud the Judges with rogmd to the matier, wud the Judges deotdod to chose omne haut ftottad by both lorees, Lowis re- fasod to trob ot firsh, bubt tho owner of -Towerd agreed to bove him do so undor protust. Defore the heat was troited ho decided Lo share the monoy, The intorost in this raeo centered juinoipally in the face of it gottling the cluims sot fortn for hoisos in tho 2:30 ince of yosterday who hnd been charged with eolliug that raco, This cuded the irst meoting of this Ausociution, which wnes a com- plete suceoss, wid guve good entisfaction. Fouw thousnnd dotinis iu” prewmiums were distributed, TILE BABATOGA BACES, Sanaroas, N. Yo, Aug 20.—A light rain this marning lud tho dust aud put tho truck in wood condition. Tho first ruco wus for a puise of 2600, distanco one mila and three-quattors, Trour horso started—Ttod Diok (Blloy), Loudon, Dublin, sud Rotorm. Tho last-iamed was the fuvorilo at more than even against the fiold. During the firat milo the horees ran well to- gother, with Tondon aligltly iu the lead, but on tnruing into the home-streteh Reform went to the front and won tho vaca by six fengths, Dub- lin comtng in second, and Londou third. Tiwme, Lho sccond raco wns fora pnrso of $1,400, distanco 4 wilos, Threo horsen started—Wane derer, Felioweralt, und Katie Poaso, Follow- craft way the favorite fu tho pools, and wau the only ono of tho threa. horses that hnd bithorto ranina 4milo race. Follaweraft led almnost from iho. start, passing tho geand stand four laugths shead, " At the endaf tho first mile Katls Peaso and Wanderer were runnmg neck aud neek, The #ecoud nule wus run [n the same order. On tho thitd mile Wandorer passed Katie Pouse, and was only n longth bohind Fel» laworalt ab the grond steod. On the lust mile Toloworaft drew awny and camo In winnor Ly #lx longths, nwid the eutbusiosn of tho specta- tors, Wandosor second, and Katio Poaso third, Timo, 7:10)4, Ly fu tho fastest 4 milos on record and boats Lexington's famous timo a quurtor of & secoud. Tho thisd raco was o froo hundicsp_ stooplos race for 3850; distauce, 3 milos, hllllul and Vosuviug only wtarted, the formor boing the fu- vorita, Bullgt took tho lond at thoe start, and won casily. Vesuvius twico rofnsed the water Jutp, but fluglly got over and secured the woe- oud mouoy. Tine, 7:5034, COMING NACEH AT LONG DIRANCIL, ZLoxa Buanon, N. J., Aug, 20.—At tho oxtra race meoting of the Monmouth Park Association ou the 26th, 37th and 2%k inat., there will be theoo handicap ruces not on tho progumme, Tho stablen of Sanford, Marvis, Witlors, Loyd, Hoors, Colfor, Chamberlin, Woklin, and Daana- tyno are al ly ku tralning, and othors will are rive at tho closo of tho Surntoga meating. THL RACES AT WILKEMUANIRE, DA, oo Srecial Lispateh ta Plie Clicuno Fribne, WinkrsnAnue, Pa., Aug, 20,—Tho secoud day's Tacos at the Loo Driving Pavk took pluco to-day, Aldouzh tio day wus yory watm, the Iner- moreur: Indisating 90° In the” shudo,” thore was ey og hout 1,600 porsons within the on- olosuro, ‘Tho flrut urse was for 8300 for havses thut have nover erotted botter tian 450, Hovon horsos wteriad in tig rave, whieh wus won m throo stralihe heats by Genrya W, Fiatzpatlek's :flfl:fl.\"f}.‘.‘,’?" Ftlbm'-z. of Dutadolphia, *tho o o Wuw for nover trottod betrer than 2“:13? T ek ta Uliore wero oight entrios for this raco, which b LR, ) i pravad to bo & vory Do wero offerod freoly ou i, B Ly D, Btetnon's sorrol golding, -of Philadolphin, which won tha first twa hoats, Tho throo fol- lowing Leats woro won by W. 1L Doblo's Bnow- Lall, of Pillndolphia, Timo, 494, 23434, 2:807¢, 2871¢, Cho racod close to-morrow with twa’ pursos ot $1,000 osoh, Thna Ohiongo horso Georgo Judd fa ontered for tho 2:93 raco. THIND DAY OF TIE HAMPOEN PARK JAGES, Specral Disnateh to Phe Chicano Tridine, Srrinarieno, Mass,, Aug, 20.—Tho third day of tho Ilnmpdon Park racon has boon hardly so satiufactory ns tho procoding onos, nolthor of the two groat racos of tbo afternnon bolng fln- tuhad, Tho flrat thing of thia aftornoon's pro- frramme waa tho eonelusion of the unfinlshod 2:90 raco of youterdny, winch roquired but ouo heat, and was won by Stesvart Maloney in 2:27 ¢ Ivoratt Tiny taking aocond monoy, Cosntte third, and polted Colt fourth monoy. Iu tho 2:08 raco thero wore fifteon starters, but. sovon of thom droppad out baforo the Nivo hoats bad beon trotted, and dnrkness. put s stop to it, Noshvlllo Girl and Belle got two honts npicco, and the second hoat was & dond one for tho Girl and Jamos IHowell, Jr. This socond Lioat was distingnishod for tho excollonce of the tino,—2:24, Nino horos startod fn_the 2126 rnco, and four honts woro trotted, of which '\ L. Yonng got two, and Fred Hoopor and Mambrino Gift one apleco. 3§ —_— BASE BALI. TIE RED BTOOKINGS, OF 8T, LOUIS, FORFEIT TO THE WESTERNS, OF KROKUK, IA. Spectal Inspatch to The Chicago Tribitne, KEeokurk, Ia., Aug. 20.—In tho gamo botweon tho Red Stockings, of Bt. Louls, aud tho West- erus, of this city, thia aftornoon, tho formor weut off in a taugent, and brought the gamo un~ coromoniously to n.close boforo it had fairly be- gun, In tho last half of the socond inviug the Oaptain of tho Reds oxconted to n declsion of tho umpiro that put one of thoir mon out on third, and, without entering o formal protest or wiiuug for auy offersof compramise, commenced to gatlior up tho Lats proparatory to leaving., A largo orowd had assmbicd to wiiness tho gamo, nnfi. rathor than have it stap, the Westorus pro- posed fo bavo another umpiro choson, notwith= standing the guwme stood 4 to 2 in favoer of the Reds, bat the Jattar deolined: to accedo to any torms of compromise, and took & hnkly doparture. The crowd of spectators unanimously sustainted tho action of tho Waosterns, and the Reda were followed off tho. grounds with hisses of disappoivtmont and m- diguntion. At Jent bilf of tho Rods disnpproved of the notion of their captain, and it i3 stnted that two of them (hreaten o withdraw feom the nine, Tha umpire gave tho game fo tho West~ erng by o score of Y 10 0, : TOSTONS VA, ATHLETICE, TLoNDoN, Aug. 20.—In tho gnmo of hago hall to-ay, the Bostons defented tho Athletics by & i, AQUATIO. THE YACKT RACE AT GENEVA LAKE FUSTIONED, Special iepateh to The Chicauo Trivune, QGENEVA Lax#, Wis., Aug. 20.—Tho sacht raco 1t Genova Lako is pustponed until Satwiday, th 22d ust, THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. Nows Rtems 'Telegraphed to The Cnicngy Aribune, YLLINOIS. ‘Tho Rackford District of the Mothodist Eples copul Churel Is now holding s camp-mevting in tino grove at Cherry Valleys The first gorvicos wero bold Wednesday, Already large numbors Are in attendanco, ahd & good deal of intorest is being mauifosted by those in attendance. The mootivg will continue nntil Wednesday, tho 26th, Anong the clergymen in sttondsneo 18 tho Yro~ siding Liidor, tho ltov. W, P, Groy, and tho liova, Iteod, Howes, Anderson, Noirs, Olark, Fishor, Schooumnker, Decitor, Glnss, and Nowton, All thoso aro prominent 'divines in the Mathodiss ZEpiscopal Church in this part of the Stute, ~—110 dry weathor still continues in tho vieins ity of Rockfard, aud corn and panturen A% boig budly injured. Many of the farmors fiud thelr pastures so dried that thoy are obliged to cut up their corn to feed thoir cattlo, Wnoat does not yiell over 6 bushols to tho acro, onts 26, and barlev 15, Con will not be moro tian two-thirds of n crop. This unprece- donted drought bas biad tho offsot of raising the prico of dalry products o o bigh pricd, —A cortifients of avgabization undet tho Btate Jnw of tho Masonlo Beuovolent Awsosintion of Tastern Ilinois, with headquarters ab Danville, s beon received from the Secrotary of State. The Hon, J. B. Mauu has beon olected Presis dont, and Poter Wilbor appointed Gonorat Agent by tho Dircctors, Tho wmomborship is Limitod t 5,000, ~T'ho nhabitants of Hancock Connty, Iil,, In accordanco with their anvusl custom, niet ab Tull's Ccmetety yosterdny, and, aftor partaking of o basket-dinner, proceoded to_docorate the graves of the doad buried thetoin, Iemarks sppropriate to tho oceasion were made by the Tovs. Royuolde, Pearson, and Wallia ns, ~—Bloomington is deeply intorested in tha question of wator-woris, snd is oxperimenting townid finding & supply thnt will moot the wants of tha city for firo and gencral purposos, Somo months zo tho eity dug a svell 1 the hiollow bes tweon Normal and Lhe city. Yostordny stentmera woro takon there, and o tost mado of tho capacity, which katisiicd overy ong gunt a larger and deopor woll anuk at tust spot would furnish an ample supply for all purposes. —lembers of the Holimess Associntion of McLean County ara sitting in convention in Bioonungton for tho promotion of holinoas, L 1. Kont, of Macomb, 18 Yresident, ~—Joseph Cartor hos boon appointed Buperine tendent of Public Schools at Norma), vico Anron Quve, who has gous to tnke a similar position 1 Douyer. S —The Onristian chirchen in the vicinity of Norma! aro uniting 1 & threo days’ Ministorial and Bunday-School Convontion, under tho mau- ngement of tho pastor of Nurminl, Lhdar 8, M, Conuor. ‘'ho Convention is in session in the Christinn Chapol st Normal, —Johuy Weiduer, brakeman on the Tolodo, Pearin & Western Itaflond, was fnstanty killed intho Company’s yard nt Peorin yostorda7. Ifo was ab work braking on & fright-car, when somothing gx®e way, and the rebound thi sw lum off thocar.” Mo o]l directly acrass tho track, and the engino backing up suddenly, cut \ o top of s boad complotoly off, causing irstanc death. Weidnor was o young mau, and vory popular with raflrond mon. ~—The Grangers of Bangamon County ars to lold & maeting at Crow’s Mill on tho 27th yust, Gon. W, B. Andorson and Mr. Goidor, the [13ad Contra of tho Stato Gravge, bave signifiod their intontion to be proseut. —Gon, W. T, Shorman_has writton a lottor promising oortsinly to ateend the rounion of the Army of tho Teuncsseo at Svrineflold, Oct. 14 and 16, I tho promiso from disisaguishod men toatteud the meoting in auy wdication, an {m- mouse crowd of peovlo may bie expectod. —'he Lincoln Monumout Association bus not yot secured tho servicos of any ono to doliver ibo orution nt the dodication of the Lincoln monument, but it is oxpocted that the Ilon, Gide eon D, Wetls will b soleoted, and that be will acvopt. —The Quincy Bnengorfest olosed Yostorday with o grand concort, given i the mun buildi oL the fuir-grounds. T'wo hundred singors took port in tho performanco, and about 6,000 poopla woto present. The procession and other publi demonstrations wero suceessfully carried out on @ grand soale, but the musical puxt of the pro- rammo wag tolerably thim, Tho Kunkel rotiiors, of 8t, Lonis, by whom tho Saongorfost hos boon conduoted, aro oxcollout musiciany, but vory mdifforent mauagers. ~It 18 roportai in Cairo that nows hns beon brought from Pulnski County that quite s Inrzo iraot of forest, about su acre or more, ina cor- tuln part of thet county, has sunken, asif by an earthquako or some other convulsion of Natute, about 10 feot. 1t soenis to hiavo accired within tho ast doy or bwo, INDIANA, ‘Two unknown farmers wero instantly killod at tha crassing of the Ian-iinndin Hond in Dubiiy Inst night, by having thoir wagon struck by u, possing train, —MU. M, Burnsido commitied auicide at Far- land, yestordey mornlug by hauging Inmsolt during o tomporary At of msanity. o wos s brothor of Uon. A, E. Burnside, ¥ WISCONSIN, An inquost was held in Milwaukeo yostordny, on the body of Georgo Lumouburg, foitnd in the Iake, and a verdict of muicido m.‘lln temporarily hmafla mlurll;nd. 2 . - —linrnoy Donnolly, esonped from the Count; Jail at Milwaukoo] yonlem[u,y. e bad heox al- lowod to go below' Tor 5 bucker of watar, and found a door opon, by which ho escapad, —Some time ago Postmaster Wast, of Mil- wautkeo, applied to tho Post-Oftice Departuient at Waahington for leave to romnove tho Mil- waukae Fost-Oflico to tompornry quarters whila tao Pont-Oftico bulldlng undorgoos ropaivs, Last night tho required loave wa¥ grantod Ly tolograpli, and tho offico will go nto the firat story of the Iimanuel Presbytoriun Churol ug #oon ay that bulldiug can be mado ready, UINNEAOTAL L. O, Bmill, a comumorcial travelor, and vory Intemporato, died snddonly in Eaut Minuoapolig Wednorday avoning. It {s supposod from srsenig purpasaly talken, ~Traa biothors orplisne, namod Liasen, the oldost 10 yonrs, arrived at Bt, Panl yosterday, {rom Onlifornla, on their way to Cokato, Minn,, unattonded, —Jonn Laptiste, of Bt. Pnaul, working on a wood train at Dolano, was sun-struck aud died Wodnosday night. —Qrasshoppora are dopoaiting eggs In MoLaod and }Vlnmml; c;i:muom it Foe ~The city Turnors aro proparing for large dolegatlous from tho cotmtry 14 tho BEAlo Turie fost. Tho programmo m’"f“ tecoption dross by Mr, ltank; & vooal and instrumental concort, in which fraf, Bierbaob, of Milwaukeo, takes pnrt; n mtroct procomsion, tho snnuai oration by 'Albort Wolfl, plonic and gymnastio contests distribution of prizes by Iadlos at tho Athenwam, Saturday afternoon ; a Bunday Eo— nlu.l ondiug with ai ovoning display of - sorke, #1—Prof, Taylor, of 8t, Paul, ia recovoring from the wound Tecoived from the burglar laut woek, =—A dotail has boon recoived at B8t Paul fora court-tiartial ordored by the Prosidont to trys Colouol, not named, at Fort Bsundors, Wyoming, Bopt. 3, T'he court consiats of Gons, Torry, Get~ i Btanloy, Sykes, Hunt, Ayros, Boack, and Car- 15 Gol. Barr iy Judgo Advoeato. —Tho Mmnenpolis Tribune wna hoaxod into ublishing an elnborate account of a desnorato figut,Baturdny, withlguns and knivos,in which the Xov.'Mr. Sholdon, of Excolslor, and two others, woro roported dangorously wonndod, No suoh fight, took place, AMr. Sholdon proaciied us usual Bunday last. oo, Van Wort County Fair commonced yosterday, aud, for the firat doy, tho sttendance” was vory Rood. The racos in the afternoon wore fair, and commoncod with threo-minutes trotting horsos, for a purso of £100, which was won by Billy Boober, owned by A, D, Holm, of Huntington, Ind. Time, 3:07; 8 101, 'Che running race, bost bwo inthroo, half-milo dash, for a pursa of £90, was won h{‘ Bitly Shorman, Time, 0:613¢ ; 0:68%, Billy Bhorman and Sleapy Frauk ato the lnvufitua in tlho pool-solling for to-day's saces, MIOHIOAN, The Woman's Tomperance Conventlon for tha Eighith Congressional District was hold in Raat Baglvaw yostorday, and formod 8 permanent or- ganization by tho_elostion of Mra. Dr. Love a8 President ; Mra, Mana N, Olark, of Chosaring, a8 Viee-Lrosidont, an Exeoutive mmsmml £ s full sot of offlcors. The mooting was nelthor largo or outhusiastic, ~Washinglon Lodge No. 54, 1, 0. 0. F,, of Dotrott, yostorday Inid the corner-stono of the now tomplo nt tho hend of Monrfge AYenuo. Ladges (com sbroad were prosout in full foreo or by dolegates, so that nbout twobty-fiye lodges WOTG morL or jess ropresenied, An MIX!BBK wag ndo by B. W, G. . Jobn N, Ingersoll, of Corunun._ A groat ¢rowd wan in attondanco, ~Tho Dotroit Board of Education will file & bill iu chancery to brovent tho Common Council tnking posscasion of tho Capital #cliooleproperty for the opening of Griswold stroot, —Lestor's dry-goods store at Marshall, with Rddy’s grocory, wote burnod Wednesday night, Loss, tul(l,l.l{'lll; nsured for about hnif thnt auiount, —The monoy-drawor of John Martin's storo, at 8t, Josoph, with o lnrge smount of mongy tolien in auring tho weelt, was stolon yostorday. Mr. Martin thinks it was isken by'somobody familiar with tho storo, —Tho residence of H. M. Rolee, at Towen Station, 6 miles south of Grand Rapids, was do- strovod b liro Wodnosday mght, Loes, $4,000; uo ingurance, NERRASKA,. Amolla Forndran, an Omaba gitd, 11 yoars of ago, attompted io kindlo a fire in o stovo iast ovoning with kerosone, and was horsibly burned, "the flosk dropped from hor foot, and hot body was burhod to & ciuder from hoad to foot. Bhe cannotb lives " 10WA, ‘There ia tronblo batween the Dos Moiues Valley Rallroad ofticinls and their conductorn, Boveral old conductors bnve resigned, aud_the rost Wil follow thom, it is supposed, (b msfia digcharge, —Ieavy fivos ato faging ‘Along the Chicago & Taake 1fu¥on Railroad, botwoen Cnssopolis” and Bouth Bond. Marsbos, swamps, and forests soeuied to bo fu flamos, Too smoke is very denso, but thore i no damagoe to tho track yet, flra broke out at midnight Woduesdny night in Marshall, and congumed tho Kiotory stors of 0. D. £, Eddys 4 talor shop followed; also Z. M, Lieater's brick building, whioh was not ontiroly consumed. ‘b bouso of Mr, Waugh Avas budly dany FIRES, The Bush-Fires in Canadn, Ly Telearaph to the Toronto Glabe, Brussres, Aug. 18.—Busl-fires aro raglng n this noighborhood to & groat oxtent, and have slroady dono o large amount of damage, Unless 10in contes immediately to arrest its progress, further and more setious donsdduonces will ro- sult, KinoaunidE, Avg, 18.—Extousive bush-fires R raging o short distauce east of this placo, Itis roported that sovers) bouses aud barns linve hoon burned, but we have recoived uo doll- nite iuformatioff yot, Omiraa, Aug. 18, 8 miley north of thi Lenous, Aug, 18, —Tho:Amaranth Station has boen burned down. Fivo thousnnd cords of wood and somo Jumbor, and several lonses aud barng have boon destroyed. A great number of Jonoes and & vast amonni of grain are desiroyod, Desidos s Iarge quantity of vauablo timber, TasiA, Aug. 17.—Tho barn, driving houso, and contonts, ownod by Willinin Konnody, wora de- stroyed by firo_this aftornoon, togothor with some sheep and pigs in the barn, The origin of tha lira was bush-iiros, which, by tho provailing high wind, swopt overything boforo them. Mr. Konnedy's loss will bo about £1,500, which is Enrl,mlly covered by Inaurance, James Hammel's arn and contonts wore aléo buined, s woro Josoph Pall's, and contonts ; and & humber of others in this v:o.nity have sufferod moro or losd fiom bush fires to-day, ) Tresuerros, Aug. 18,~Fires aré consnming thi6 swainps sud bush in sll directions. Yester- dily tha houso and barnLolouging to W. Moore, Jr., Artomesln, were burned, baving caught fir from tho swumps. Tho buildings and noarly all the contonts weoro burned, including n new threshing-machino and a ow reaper, T'ho pro- glmtur only got insurod on Saturday lnst for 500 A barn owned by Josoph Morrow was alap dostroyed iv tho same mauuor. Unloss rain B0On comen, thoro can be no donbt that much lows and dumago musk ocenr, a8 thore are o many swamps still in this county on fire, Some fields of grain have_alrendy beon damngod sud biiriied, and thoro s causo to tear thnt many moro will bo destroyed, OtzAwa, Aug. 18,—Tho) bush-fires still con- tiutto with varyiog florcenoss in the surrounding country. Aylmor seomed on tho verge of do- atrustion yestordny, bt & chonge of wind took the firo in’ the diection of Du Chane Lako, This nftornoon the firo bas epiung up with re- newed vigar in the vicinity of Skead's Mills and Tlocheetervitlo, Sovoral” small shanties have been burued, Tho wind blowa directly towards tho lumbor pilos und Richmond road, leading to tho city. Fears are ontortaiood of tno desiruo- tion of Tudgo Armstrong's residenco, Soveral bund-engines from tho city have just been sent out, und 1t is hopod they will pravent the fire from roaching tho mills or tho Inmber piles. At Mansfield, 0. Svectal Disvatch to J'he Chicaao Tribune, MaxsrieLp, 0., Aug. 20.—A fire broke out in # building Lolonging to Lamp & Son, this morne ing, totally deatroying it nud five small resi- doncos, Loss, $16,000; partially insured, The origm i8 not known, but {8 supposod to Lave boen incondinry, At Dayton, O, Special Disputeh to The Chicano Tridune, 3 Davroy, 0, Aug. 20.—An alarm of fire last night a7 11 o'clock was causod by the burmning of Burket & Mack’s pork-bouso, in North Dayton, Loss, $7,000; insured in tho Toutonia Come phuy, of 'this city, Destructive Fire at Wilton, In, Spectal Dispateh toThe Chicago T'ribune, Davexvonr, In., Aug. 20,—A special dispateh to tho Mayor of this clty, from Wilton, In,, 20 mnlos from horo, on the Chicago, Rook Island & Pacitlo Railrond, this afternoon, stated that tho town was in flumes and in dangor of being totally destroyed, and asking for help, In answer to this appoul, the Mayor immodiately dispatchod by spocinl’ Lrain ono of our firc. stonmord, o hook and Jadder compauy, and sev- oral hoso-carts to the nesintance of tho burning town, How tho firo originatod is unknown, Near Plttsburg. Prrranong, Aug. 20.—A firo ocowrred in Char- tlors Borough, ol 6 o'vlack this morning, which dostroyod pix housos. Throo of thess wero known as ‘' Lamb's Row.” and were ocouplod as stores and dwollings, Tho lusa la about §20,- 000 ; partly menred. ——————— Mtute Roproyentution In Congress, A tablo sbowiug the number of {nhobitants vopresented by each Congrossman Irom tho goy~ orul Bintos prononts somo curlous contrauts, to- wit, 1 Novatia, 14,164; Orogon, 80,807; Nobraska, 40,007; Dolawaro, 41,673 Florida, 46,937; Rhodo Taland, 54,088; Kow Hampshico; 65,0605 Var- font, 00,1104 Reosse, 72,18 Asannas 60,745 Minnosots, 87,041; Wost Virginis, 89,403, Con: nootiout, 80,677; Louisinua, 90,8041 Maryland, 01, 5; Unllforits, 93,9745 Alsbama, 0,090} Now opney, 100,055 Soutl Carolinn, 100,626 Toxan, 102,823 Misslasippl, 103,400, Tennensoo, 10k Widcoray Tty North Oaros livs, 107498 Michigan, 107,641: Goorgin, 207,546 Mianourl, 108,060 ; Towh, 109,547 Kone tuoky, 110,001+ Virgiula, 111,878 Indinua, 113,- 042 'Masgnoliusotle, 119,042’ rural Now York, 112,289; linals, ' 120,047; Ohlo, 131,148; Ponnwylvanin, 131,148, "and Now York Gity, 163,640. 1t will" bo moun tunt 1 Inbab- itant In Novada In cqual in_powor to nontly in Oblo, Pounsylvania, Tilinos, and 6o oo. Buch dispatity is tad enough ; but what shall bo sald of that In tho Bonato, whore 14,164 inhab- itants in Novadn Eavo equal power with 4,989,764 inbabitants. of Now York, the voico of tho former, in prngm(m to that of the Iattor, bolng 83 818't0 1, And sth, tho disposition to oxtond this grom disparity to mow akeleton Btatos, I8 atroug In Congrau, a bl to admit Col- orado with its 40,600 porulntion, s _indicated by tho laat census, Laving passed the Houso at ity Iast session. —_——— MARRIAGE IN WESTMINSTER ABREY. Sir Tatton Spkes, Dart., United to mlnp:)llrlfihnnuA. J. Onvendiuh, ot the London Telegraph, Aug. Ono of 4o mos. Inforesting musiases of the Eonson waa anlomnized yestorday in Woatminater Abbey, whon Mi-y Chrirtians Auno Jossica Cav- ondish, oldost duvghter of Mr. Goorge Cavendish Bontiock, M. P. for Whitehavon, and of No. 8 Grafton ntroot, wns uvited to Bir Tattou Bykes, Bart., of Slodmora, Yorkahiro, A wodding within tho walls of tho Abboy la an avent, which at il ties attraoly A lurizo Ationdendo of the gondtal publi¢, and sithough ott thin oconsio Kdmuembn waa only by tioke:, some hundrods of ludics and gonticmon thronged tho entrances Immediatoly after tho ordinary sorvices biad conclndod, aud by 11 o'olock—the liout fixed foi tho wodding—thy aialo, the choir,ahd tho trausopts were cont- plotely orowded: Lvery soat In front, oxcopt those which bad boon Teserved. was oceupied, dnd the groatostdosirowns avinced to obtain thoe beat Ponlblo view of tlid doroniony While the gueets wora taking theit places mt thd ohioli o mintetto from oo of Sir Siorndato Bonnott's symplioios was playod on tho organ. Thomoro immedinte rolatives and frionds of tho family au= sombled {n tho Jorusalom Chiambor, whero thoy awaitod tho presouce of the brido: About hnif- past 1 the 0r(gln ponled forth » march fromi * Joshtin,” and thon a procession was Been lssti- ing from the litle door by the southsest tower, First camo the choristors, thon His Graco the Archbishop of York, wkhi Dean Stanley, Arclis deacon Jonuinge, and the ofiiciatmg clergymon, and thon tho bridegroom, Inving o i arui Mra. Cavendish Bontinek; Mr. }I. Cholmous dely, a8 tho 'best mani” Br. G. W, Cavendisls Bentinck and Miss Sykes, Mr. Chatlos Sykes and Christinna, Marchioness of Water- fordg Mr. Frederick Cavendish Bentinok avd Mrs. Cholmotieloy, Gon., Uontinek and 3rs, Horbort, Cat. Btingaby and Mrs, Goake, Siv i1, Foulls and Mrs. 'agontmm, Noxt followed Mr, Gaorge Cavendish Dontinok and his daughter, attended by aovan bridesmaidg—)lies_Chofmons doloy, Mies E, Cholmondeloy, Miss Pakonham, Miss Venotia Cavondish Bontinck, Miss Lvolyn Wood, Mies Gavendish Bentinck, nnd Miss Whicheot. The procession also fneluded tho Enrl of Longford and Miss Loslio, the Doan of Horoford aud Miss E. Leslie, Col, Ciolmondeloy and Lady Bleanor Cecil Clifton, Capt. Pakenham and Mies Bontinok, Mr, H. Clifton and Ludy do Lislo and Dudley, Mr, A. Egorton and Mrs, Beott, Liord Marena Boreaford and Lady Whiche <oto, Bir Rowtaud Ecriugton oud Lids Georgle ana Fano, Bir T, Whichcote and Mes H. Giifton, Mr. Roandell aud Mrs, P: Mitford, Mr, P; Alit: ford and Mrs. Rdundell, Mr. Chenoy and Mra, Alildmny, Col: Tomliub aud Miss Ellis, and Mr. J, Lowther and Mlss Wood. Tho guests ware oxceedingly numorons, Miss Cavendish Bontinck's dros cousisted of whito antin, with white potticoat, tho dress being looped up on oue sids with a bouquot of orango blossoms. For ornaments sho wore a auite; comprising nocldace; poidaut; Aud eafirings, gach af ponrls And dismonds, tho gift of tho tou- ! ants on the Sledmoro cutato, The bridesmnids wero drassed in bluo and white sillr, trimmed with ivy and white roso- buds, with wroaths to matel, and long tulle voils, ‘Tho ceromony wag what {5 pnfiulnrlv known ns a full choral ono, Tho Arcubsbiop of York way the principal celebrant, His Graco boiug nssisted Dby tho Very Rev. Dot Stanloy and tho Ruv. 8. Tlood Jonas, Aftor tho bride had beon given away by hor father, the choristers and tho wed- ding party proceedod to the altar, hore, il knecling,’s psaln was suug, followed by tho ordivary pravors and_fesponscs. ‘The morriago chorale, “* Fathor of Life Conforsing” (tho musie composed by the Rev. Ssmuel Fiood Joues, the Precelitor), was fondored with telling offect ; and, on the ceromony being concluded, Mon- delésobn’s “Wedding Marel” wau played by Mr. Jokyll, {ko nasistuut organist, and tho pro- cosvlon, with Bir Tatton and Lndy Sykes at its head, roturned to the' Jerusalem ‘Chambor, whence thoy procecded to Grafton strect, whero I Hitmereus company subsoquoutly assembled at broalifast. - ; Tho bridal presents were oxceadingly numer- oun and costly. Tho bridegroom's gifts wofo a tiara, nocklnco of Iargo brillinuts, pendant oac- Tings, bracelet, and sot of eight brooches form- iug hoad ornament, colfarotto, efe,; also a poarl necklace of four rows, with five dinmond clasps, Tho Duko of Portland, & dismond, pearl, ntid on- amelled pendaunt, and pair of earrings to match ; the Sledmore tenantry, a costly auit of peari anc diamoud bracelets, onirings, pendants, and noek- laco of most eclogant design ; tho Marquis and Hlarchionoss of Waterford, 8 diamond and pearl contre locket, set in form of a double heart; Chyistiaus, Marchionoss of Watorford, an onyx and poarl pendant ; 1tia Grace the Avchibishop of l)’nrk. fwo Venotinn tours do force. ‘The presonts altogother numborad upwatdn of 400. At 8 o'clock Sir Tatlon and Lndy Sykew loft the maneion for Ostorlpy Purls, tho seat of the Dowagor Duchess of Clovelind, THE GRAIN TRADE, Thoe Proposcd System of ¢ Grading = Action of tho Produce Exchunges From the New York Tuies, dup, Y The schome for the * geading of graw," from which 8o much was hoved, and_ tho adoption of which would in ali probability have conduced matorially to the commercinl progpority of Now York, has, for the presout at lonat, owing to the illiberal spirit manifested by tho railroad com- panics, boon dofeated. ‘Tho railrond companies insisted on maintaining tho charge of threo- qnarters of a cont per bushel for the elevation of grain, and wero not to bo moved from this determination. Tho wmorchanta, on the other biand, in viow of tho faot that the grading of grain, if put into operation, would inuro to the usdvantage of tuo railrond, and that the charge of throg-quartora of a cont was o recout inuova~ tion whicl: bad beon Bmllf(?’ud in as it wero by tho companios, were cqually unwilting to yield, A mootiug of the Gialu Trado was held yoster- day totako action in rogard to the maiter, when the following lotter from tho represontatives of the railroad compaunies was read s New Yoni, Ang. 11, 1874, S B, Grant, Superintendent New York Pruduce Eechanye : DEAR B11t; OUr companies bave consldurod the re- cont_smendmont o tho rules before discuesed with your Geain Comsiitteo, by which you now scuk 1o vo- Quuire us 1o pay the cost of tranafer from tho dulivery Doula to vessols or warchouscs, and wo respectfully ad- vive you that we decline to accedo tot, ‘The commuuication was aigned by @. 1. Blap- chard, of the Erlo Railway Company; W. IL Vauderbilt, of tho New York Contral ‘aud Iug- son River Ratlroad Cmnpnu{' and A, J. Casantt, of tho Pennsylvania Contra) Rilrond Gompany, Mr, Carlos Cobb spoke in torms of regret and consure in vogard to the attitude assumed by tho rallroad companios, What tho Woustorn farinois most carnostly demanded was certainly fn mfi@rd o the smount to be charged for transportation, and what thoy most strenuously abfectad to was any unexpocted domauds. Ho offerod the fol- lowing proamblo and resolucion: Watkneas, Tho membors of he Praduco Eschange engaged $u’ tho grain trade leurn with doop rogret, fronr the communication foiutly mada by throe of tho eullway companies, tho ru{u.:l(un of plana for facllita- la trade, mutured in the most Nboral spirit to B s soata, o I reaponse Lo thelr sarnest nolice itation at & timo whe, 1uublo t0 fspateh tho bunineas undoriakon by them unloss by onr cousont, o chitgo ia perpotuated which all our Westorn customers enfuem an fmioyation GNOUE CUAlaINE Of cOMON cartiors, andan oxsction, viz.t & apceiflo chorgo for unlonding Carrlors’ vosso's nt destinatlon, Wo do not attompt to fx rates st whioh ruilwuys sholl porform tholr sor— Vicon, but, in. o namo and bohalf of Westcrn pro- ducoss wocking thln market, Wo emand no inexposted Clintges bo dnterposcd hetweon themaclves aud thels Tierchinnt, bub that s ¥ate be named fu ouo item which whsll tu {he customary way deliver property from tho point of sbfpaent to their morchant at destination; rofare, e euloct, That {hls Produce Dxchanga adheres fo tlio proposed. v for Hio gaesumnsat of o gl s trads in conusction with thu raftwsys, tely adoptod, Mr. Hazeltine favorod the adoption of the resolution, 'The 1norchants, Lo wuid, hod ox- hausted overy effort to offcot o sntisfactory arrangomont With the compunios, snd thero way uo ronson that ho could L)nrunlvu why thov shonld submit to a ‘nbnrgu whioh was in realty au un- tinated stenl. e asonty ot the mombors who participatod In'tho discussion toox substantially tho snme viow of the quostion, and finally tho roavintion offorad by M. Qobl was adoptod by wa aluost unnnimous voto, Ita offcol, an alrondy stated, {a k; lrlll‘ for the prosont the projeot for the grading of graln, PHOTOGRAPHY, ‘Xta Enrly Ilintorve From Gogd Worda: . Now that tho benutiful art of photography baa roachiod {ts pragant high atato of porfection; it may bo futercating to relato to tho prosont gousrn- tion, which has sprung up sincoitsdiscovory, tho strugglos of its foundors fn the diftioultios and narpiexitlos which beaot their pathu—thosa paths which are now comparatively smooth and anay. o undartalo tho tark hocauso 16 wil anabla us to give, from porsonal knowlodge, & mimbor af llustrations of a phaso i tho solentifle lifo Bir David Browator, which are not racorded in auyof the blographies which Lave appoared alnce, full of yenra nud hanors, ho passed away. Blhortly aftor 3. Daguerrs mado his grons dis- covery, and succeoded fn fixing tho imnges formod by a lons in tho camern obrours, it oo~ curred to an Epglish gontloman, Mr, Fox Tal- Dot, tuat tla samo thing coutd bo'done by a dif- foront process, though thio priveiple in both pro- censes was tho same. Daguerre hind succoeded in producing » sur- faco "go sonsitiva that a proture coutd bo im-- rmund upon {t by tha rayd af lights by aubjeat- ng & perteotly smooth and oloan Auriace of matatic silvor to tho fumes of fodino, I'ie con- tact of the ofomonts Emdueml ho fodido of sil< ver, which was tie substauce improssivlo by the aotton of light. In thinking ovor the rationalo of tho procoss, tho happy thought ocourred to Be, Lalbot that tho same thing could bo done by employing n sheat of paper tustead of tho un- yloldiug motallo plato. A Without entering iato dotails, his procoss con= elated v saturnting the [mrus of » shoot of papor with & wonk solidtloh of lodine, and then flqmmlg it upon a pretty stiotg solitiod of nitrato of sil- vor. The silyor and 10dine wora thus brought in contact, aud the lodide of silver was produced in the tiswue of tho pavor. .~ Tho pletures thus produeed by Alvs Talbot wore fac infardor in sharpuoss nnd_benuty of détalls to those pro- duced by M. Daguerre, but it Wil fuand that thoy bad a grand’ advantago, namoly, from tho original pictute praduced In tho camers an in- uox\{uhu pnwber of copies could, by an easy pro- coss, bo taketij withous tho origiual being in- jurod, Fiags r. Talbot immodintely communicatsd hiw dis- covary to Bir David Lrowstor, thou tho head o tho optipal world, At the time-ho received tho intoresting communiontion, Nir David was (ho guost of Lord Kinnmird av hiv Dbeutiful resi- denco, Rosaio Priory. 'Lho commumcation was read to ascioutific parly thero. sssembled, the pictures forwarded to Sir. David exhibited, and e prospeots of thoe now art frooly discussed, With bis charaoloristic enthiysissm Lord Kin- nnird rosolved 1o go in for the uoiv Art. " Sir David kindly sgreed to got an spparatus cons siuctod for hiv Lordship, and to procure tha requisito chemleala; and a yorty was arrauged .10 commenco operations when theso should ar- rive, Indio timo they miado tholr apponrauce, tho party 8seombled, and in besutiful summer wentlier oporations bogan, DBut how sball wo dosdribio tlio aixicty with whicti tho Nrat results wery looked for, and tho disdppoitittiont whioh foll on all hourld and faces, when thoe blufrsd and hazy outlino of * an old Iady, who had ‘Bnt for twonty mitwtes In ful sunlight appeared? We had oxpeoted grent things, sud such & rosult was batd fudegd t6' bour, But it becmo manifest, afier a fow at- tempts, that wo were novortheloss at the peri- stsl0 of that tomplo which nono of us doubted would in tima ba filled with goms which 10 artist, owovor exquisite, conld rival. Bir David was our teachor. ~Ho alono, in those anrly diys, knew anything of tho procows or of it phlloan‘)h_\' and o most pationt nnd patnes taking toncher hio was, showing s hiow the dif- feront parts of the manipulation woro to bo por- formed, and taiiug his full share of all tho dirty aud disagroeable work. Know, yo_modern pholographors, who have manipulsted nothing but tuo ciean and comfort- ablY working volleetion, aud who ean buy alwmost overything requisits proparod snd ready to lmmi: that a quarter of & contury aga you could do nothing of the kind. In thoss days it was oxpodiont to divest yourself of your cont snd in< vest youreell in n blouso or old grenteoat, L0 savo your garmeuts frowm the greonish-bluck stains and smuagings thoy were sire otherwiso to roceive Al symilsblo tubs, buckets, foot-palls, wash. hand basiug, and every sort of vessel® which «cantain water, wore laid hold of far tho froquent waebiugs and sonkings which ware roquired. Evory room which could be durkened was needod for tho drying 1 the dmk. The region of every domeatle in tho houssliold was invaded, nud set= vanta wero kept running porpotually with aily of hot asd ocold water, warm Hmooth- ug-irans, ote. ho wholo ostablish- ment was birned topsy-turvy while fts superiors wero. boub on plictogriphio studies, Rossie Priory Is ono of the Jurgest houses in Scotlund, yat we havo often scou it moved from ouo ond to another, and all in it, from 1ts noble owuer to tho humbleat domestic, ina fover of oxcitemont. It was delightful to seo Sir David, then & lithe snd active old man, ongaged, with all the csgor- noss of youth, in the fascinating pursuit; for it way o wmost fascinating siudy, because, coarso aud Grdivi dnd poor thongly tho pictures pro- dueed wore; when comptitod with thoso now ob- tained by tho improved process, the operator was irresiatibly drawn onward by vhe conviotion that expericuce and care would lead to much ‘moro satiefactory results, Gonerally, oach pic— ure Wns an improvement upou its predecessor, bocause tho limo of exposuto in tho camers, the proper amount of dovelop- mont, and the due strength of tho solu- LionA were bomg ascortained. ‘I'be art mautlost- 1y bad grent capabilitios, and the operator was pleaged with the hope of being slle to succesd n_bringivg thom out. TFor sovora) weoks tho intorcsting oporations woro emried on at Rossie Priory, while na yat fow or noo know augthing about the art—lious~ ing only of it as & now_tlsing which was bogin- nng 1o attract notleo. Meanwhilo tho piciures sccudily 1improved in quality, throug iucronsing oxporionce, aud tho amplo supply of tie best materialy whioh could be procured. Lord Ki in- uard_uot only furnishéd thoso, but wrougbt hunsel? from morning N night with uating- ging eworgy, and discovercd s doxterity of mutpulntion wiich none of us could surpnss. %Fu thoso unncquainted with the early processcs, & faw words of explanation mny be givon, as this will convoy tho bastideaof the progress which hna beon mado, and will botier enablo tho reader to undersstand what wa have to stato. A fow sheota of thin, close-grained writing- paper wero talon and cut up into piecos the mizo of the intended pictuves. ~Those wero brnshod over (in the Sarid on one. slio Witk n sowtion of jodino of potassium, having in it A*trace of mitrato of silver, After the auporiinous mosturco had beon removed by blouting~parer, they woro luid in n larga Vousol Of rain-water to gonk for twolvo houes, in o darkenad room, and wore then hnn[.;‘up‘by thoir corners to dralu and dry i tho dark, afier which they wero placed botwoon tho leavos of o blotting-baok for fulure nso, When o pioturo was to bo taken, onoof theso iodized phosts, which had Yevomp of“a ‘beautiful straw color, was taken, and placed, whix tho propared sido uppermost, on u ehoot of Blaytiipanor, snd vadly. hevshad ovas wilh » solution of ammonia-nitiate of silver, no moio lighit botog nsed than would allow the aporator to soe what b was doing. The shicet was thon rapidly blotted betwoon the folds of perfectly clean blotting-papor, and, whilo wet, Placed in the dork side of the camers, aud, as apbodily as possible, exposed to the netion of u‘m Jight In tho mstrument, Waen takon onl ofthe dork slido, snd agum laid with tho sido which bad beon oxposed uppermost, no traco of o picturo could bosoon, ~ Cortain parta had undergone & jeater chiomical ohango than others, in proportion to the smount of light which had fallon on thom through the lons; but they roquired to bo devaloped it _ardor thak tho pioture might appear, Lho dovelopod solution congisted of oqual partsof acoto-uitrate af silyer aud saturatod solution of gatlio acid, to which four or llve bulks of water wore added, Tho Burfaco wus mp““f' Lruahed aver with this, when the petws grad umll{ appoated, oup part aftor auother coming into viow, liko tho phiautoms 1o & pluntesmogorin: (ho do- valopment was continued uutll the lights throat- anod 10 becomo yollow, ot whichi stago tho pro- coss was srrested by the sheot betng pluuged mto cloan water and thoroughly washed. It was then laid fit a solution of hypo-salphato of sodu, which romoved the uudecompoted silver from tho tlssues of the paper, and so fixed the picturo, proventing Hght from haviug auy turthor sotion on ft, 1t was acaiu soaked aud washed for sov- eral houra to romove tho hypo-sulphato, and finally progsed aud deled, "ni, thew, wos tho neyative ploturs in whieh, a8 in n collodion noga- tive, the lights woro rovarsed, ond from whioh any uwmber of positives o irmnfa could bo printed by Mgt bolng transmitted through it in Mmuck the'snime way ag at prosout, The proofs obtained wora called calotypes, or mora fro. «quontly 'Lalbotypos, from tie discover of the Prosoxs, ‘Whou tho paper wan thin ana closo-grained, and freo from nny motattio fpurition, thesa negatives wore exttomely beautitul, aud aapable of glvlng proofs of wondorful doticuy and bennty, 'Cho writor has \)El him govoral” lauds seapes, which, aftor au luforval of moio than wwonty yoars, Hull discover a cloarncsy aud boauty of dotail which Is astonisling. "'ha frst geoat improvemont In thoso negatives wna sturativgg them with puro white wax, which Fumlv incroasod thofr transparency, without mpnhiing thoir shdrpness, Many of tho dolieato * shadings, whieh ware formorly Iost through tho " coarsoucss of the papor, Toro this oaslly rondored i tho proof, Tho nogativo, alad, was rondorod loathiory, and tough, and losa liablo to bo dirtied or Injuradis iill, howovr, it was folt tbat » mnohmore transparout and Lomogenaous mutorlal than po~ Ebr WAB required to mmpross tho oxquiritely dnutiful pletures nnlntnR by tho poncils of Jigltt, ord tho muich-tosired perfootion could bo obtamed, Meny a fong ch):)mum) tho vonors~ bio philosoplicr, Lord Kinnnird, and thoe writer hind on tha sulject, and many a substance was oxporimonted with, = After fho'long interval, it 18 curlous to ramambor tint the glutinous slima oxuded by susils was tried, bat alasl it wag found_thst; however iranpnrent, it bad tho frcat drawbnele (which most substauces wo tried ind)—it was too enwly soluble in water, The film of 1t, which was sproad on tho glass, would not oudiro tho- mabipulation and froqueut washinge necossnry to complots the plature, What was xua\\i«\m was & thin, treneparent film, which would sbsorb wator, snd yot not be solublo i it. Al tast somo one (wlhiose name weo forgot) it upon the happy idea of employlug thio whito of an ogg. "Thix substance fs nonrly pute albumen. * Ax 1t {a takon from the egg, it la porfootly selubln in wator, but, when it hus boou “Yu“ ton lum{mnh\m appronching that of boiting water, it bocomes insoluble. It had, thioralore, tho requisitea sought, £ On tho discovery being made known to Bir David, bo n;inln yisited Rosslo Priory, aud oper- ations with $hé'new modinm wore sagerly com- monced. Lord Kinnaird had provided Limsolf witha large four-inch objest-lons eamorn, by Tosn, of London ; the weather wad boantiful, egya abundont, and wo woro soor All éngrossed du our exporimenta, Tho modus opernudi wae simply this: Tho hitos of a dozon oges woro buraod fnto » Intgs bostu, an oqual bulk of rain-wator was added, a 2oty graing ot iodide of potaesium wore flung in, aud the whoto was whisked up into a whito froth liko snow, The basin and its contonts weie set auldo in & ploce froa from dust, and in a few Lours o bosutiful transparont tluid, the color of poloshorry, was found at the bottom. It was deégutod tuto o wide-mouthed stoppered bottle, acid vtag jmaodlately ¢ for uso. Thia was tho now materhil; for whioh tho juventor dosnrves immortality, It hag not yot boen surpassed, and must ba resortod to when pletures of ordivary tolicacy are roquired, Tlo matorinl boving boat il prapared, s sheot of glass, the #lza of the intended picturo, was mndo perfectly clean, theal- bumen was poured ovar its surface, and draioed ot a¢ auecornur, and thio i with tho still wat flim upon it, was thou beld vertically bofora a clear tod firo, whon tho slbumen wag immedintely codgulatod and rendered insolublo, The sboat of glass whien gool was dipped into a stroug solution of nitrate of wllver for two or thrae tuinates, by which menny It becamo sensitizod. 1t waa thott put ina_dack slide, sud carried to tho camerids M’xu being exposed to tha light, 1t was doveloped by *s snixod solution of acoto- nitrato of silvor and gattic acid, By this method plotures fnr surpessing tha talbotypo procass woro produced; indood, thoy loft almogt nothing to bo dosired excopt rapidity. Alwost {mmediately aftor tho discovery of tha albumen process, tho application of collodion was suggested, and it was found to give such besutiful’ ragults, to be so friondly in Its work- ings, and 80 high'Iis its nonsitiveness, that it hag takioh procsdonte of all ottios metlods, Iu ¢he Orduauce Ofico, biowaver, albumen, from the clear, sbatp dotails it gives, is stil employod for tho ovlargoment or roduction of thio ordnance maps, ote, A uring the atbumon opnoki; S8ir David wee se- tively eugaged in porfecting Lis fovention of the refracting storcoscope, oud of the most beati- ful instruments *of modern times, which, by its wonderful crentions, hins couferred pure and ro- fining pleasuro upon millious. As It waa of tho bighast lmporiance for diaplaying the powors of the instrument that tho pictures to be united should bo porfect roprosontations of tho snmo #cono or object from slightly different points of view, Sir David eatly #nw the value of pho- tography to Lis instrument, snd zonjously prosacutod it, well knowing that it would give the exquisito ‘drawing, and chiar-oscuro, indis- pougablo to that porfoction winch his mind sxw to bo attainable, It was amid tho labors snd rosenrclics at Rossie that Lo tlxed upon tho form of thé instrument,—tho focal length of its pris- matio lonsos, the 8izo of ite pictures, nnd many other detnild in rogard to it, which have now long characlorized tho instrament, towever simplo theeo may nppear to tho storcoscopist, thoy wore all the result of paticnt thouglht aud lsagtheued oxperimont. Tho first storooscopo with which he oxporimonted was & clumsy, ill-mado thing, somowbat like a domonted opera-glass, whicl somo unhondy tinsmith in 8t. Androws bad mnde for bim, Misshapen and unsightly enough it was, it sorved {ho purpose, and ld uitimato] i to tha ologant and effoctive inatrumont wi which overy ono is 8o familiar, ‘Lhe firat storoo- ncopio pliotographs wero taken for tho Bt. An- drows tinsmith's affalr, which, wretched though it Wi, srved to show what glorious_reproduc- tions of all that is bosutiful and grand iu nature and art wera about $0 Tise, through tho gonmuy of tho grand old man; and a8 the xeward of his interestiug lubora, N 1t way a surikiog illustration of Bir David's wondorful plysical vigor, aa vall 85 of tho vor- satility of his mund, that he could work during tue greater ]:m-r. of tho daylight in ialing pic tures, oud then could, nfter diunor, rotiro o bis room, and write for hours, carrying ou Lis con- troversy with Whontstono, and keeping himsolt up with all that was going on in the i lentifie world, ife must oftcn huvo at till far in the morning propnring his papors for the different Journnli to which he contributed, aud crrrying on hia Jargo corroepondence. Probably ho then Inid tho foundation in ovon hia woll-strung and wiry framo of (ho nouralgia from which he suf- fered so soverely in his lattor days. Bub ot the timo of which w6 writo ho was evor the first rondy for operatious, alwavs having somo uew phuse of the work 10 Suggest. Whea the stercoscops Lad, by bis imgprove- ments, become yory much what it now is, the al- Lumen process furnished oxquisite plotures for tho «uu;fi’ny of its powors. Itopened up, o8 it wore, & now world to many, enabling them to soe, wich all tho reality of nature, some of thoso sceues in which all that is grand and Losutiful is combiued, and which they could novor hape to vigit, At a vory early stago in the history of the storaoscopo, somo Tronch artists sout it David some most beautiful slidos, containing views in Bwitzerland, which, through bis published com- munications, thoy had mnnaged to produce. Ho was highly gratified by their reception, and ex» Libited them with no little pride. 1t is ot our purpose to follow tho history of hotography furthor. At this point ity coniieo- ion with Sir Duvid to a great oxtont consed. 1Ib was takenup by a tapidly-increasing multicude of professionul attiste, who established thomselvos 1n all perts of the country. dlany of thom have rigen to ominenco, and produced worls of grent benuty. Smce tho mtrodnction of collodion, the art hos had, v different countiics, ablo oxposit- ors, and well-conducted journals, specially da- voted to ita advancoment. It in pleasiug to look back, and to think of the wonderful progress Wiich has been mnde sinco the first attompts, nbove described, wore under- taken, but it is melavoholy to think how the onco Joyous and happy party whioh used to ussemble at Rouslo Priory bas boen broken up by tie rav- agos of death,” Tho scions of that noblo house aro o the gravo, and tho grand and good old man, who shied bght and joy over all our amuse- monta, has followed thoso bright ones to & bet- ter world. FRENCH JOURNALISM. The Story of the Suppression of 4 Fi= g0ra?? as s Figaro” Telly It Tha Parlu correspondent of the London Daily Netws pays tho Figaro, aftor its fortnight's sus- pousion, reappoared on Tuesdny, As might bo expected from M. de Villomossant's well-known Journahstio ingennity, he has contrived to pro- duco a partiowiarly amusiog numbor, The ime pression which tho publio mind must dorive from tho way in which he tolly the story of his misfor- tung is thot tho now and splendid Figaro oflice in the Huo Drouot is the coutro of the world. JFigaro, Lo says, i not a journal lika another, Tlio publio 18 nob, only rayanous for s ews, but curious to knosy all the domoestic concorus of tho entablishmont, and, as Figaro lives in o gluws- Liouso, this ouviosity shall bo satisflod. The stadl, we aro told, hnve boon continually pressed during the lnst fortuight by quostions from sym- pathizing subseribors as to_what wus the elfeot of the susponsion [n the Figaro oico? What did M. de Villemessant pay?” In what way did Bl. do Villomossant recelve M. Suint Gonost after the urticlo writton by tho latter? And whut is tho sum of money whicn the Jigaro loses by the suspension 7 Doforo answering these guestions the Jigara oxplalus that the Snint Genost artiole 0 forclbly that it was & good thing the sube sorlbors did not. hear Litn, bocauas thon' tho arblelo, too atrong i itsolf, ‘would bave bad a fuieh grontor offcot thun (ho moro roading of t wag enlonlatod to produco, Novortheless, it must bo mogt onrofully rovised boforo pube lication, upon the principlo of .Inulm HucMalion 5o muoh Ae - ovor fho whller lkod, but carotully avoldiag nnytbing likol to irritate the Depulies, lzwlm’ wu‘(‘u nn{ plonsed with the meeeage, *Just put.down what I say In ponoll, lout yon should orgat 1t,” suld tho oditor-u.chiof, Tt M. Suint Goncsb soarched 1n all Tils pockots, wnd could fing oo poncil, M. do Villomessant, an bofore observod, nover lias one, aud ro, fust as whole army wnl’ ance loat for want of & Lorso-nlsoo nal), this want of o pencl forced M, do Yourion 1o sriapond tha Figaro to avert an intorpollation in the As- samyly, For M, Salut Geneat, though o proin- ised to make 'tho' coricctions my, gested from memory, noglected to do 80, mid the articly ape poarad‘with all the objectionable Passages, M. do Viltemausant, to whom tho papor was brooght with bia enrly cup of cofoo st Tmghion. - cug horror-stricken to find thot his Innirnctions had not beon oboyed. Iie hurripd ig tho ofiico, and asked thio renson why. " Becayuo, snd 11, Snint Gonost, T am in tho Libls of Nle- tating and not writing my articlos, and so Jnut thonght I swould roservo the corrcotions for tho noxt day.” & Ah!" mafd his chiof (Inughing, ns Do roprodonts), “vou_ are no journnlist if yon thinks that will do.” " Good-natired frionds fan- idly brought to the oftico tho nows that tho Fi- garo wns nuavonded, but for some hours no oflcial fntimation of tho act arrived, At half- past B‘n large lottor camo with n Miniaterial geal. ¥ Ah| th(s’" pafd M. do Villemessant, Bhllomph(cm!ly, *muet bo the documont.” ub, po; it woa o lotter from M. Grivart, the Minlstor of Public Warks, bagging to venow tho subscription to the Figaro for throo montha, Bhiortly aftorwards tho suspension camo., Thon the Jove of tho Figaro summonod tho minor gods to bis awful,” though graclous, prosonce, and fnrranguod thom thua: * My olildron, we aré suspendod. Itisn very sorlous mnttor, but I will not atlow anybody but myself to suffor by it, Iam torribly thin-skinned, aud ory ontif I recolvo & amall hurt; but if's groat operation must bo undergone Iam atole. ,50 to tho trens- ury, draw your full enlarios, and got you away info the country for fortuight. 1 nm sure tho ruilway companios will give you all gratis tickota, and I am only sorry the woniher 8 60 hot., DEATHS. BURNS~—At hor roaldonce, 227 Filthi-av,. Aise Bliros, n tho 200h Foarof hot ager s St Mary . nérat lonvon fuf Orvalry fo-isy, Aug, 31, B Wiooni pers ices <o ARD—Avg, 19, Nollio, daughtor of ; Maglo i Wakh, skod Fyont, T, i{ u?.',‘r;:f:' ol Bioral on. Hati 1ok pr Catrary Cumotary. i ». | )y carriagosta AT 2 20, ¢, m., of scarlot, fovar, o of T, AL Haltis, Ngod § Seirs me’s Funoral from rosfdenoo of hfs paronts, 129 Bissall-st., Hriday, Aug. 2. Frionds of tho tRmbly lavitod ta wsiemds MESSERSMITIL At 310 Burlingate, on Aug, 19, the wifo of Georgo Mossersmlib, Funoral todiny. £ Fooria pirs plso oo N N-—Aug. 20, Kolllo, only obild_of John W. ang Garslo Ae NIbolton. aned & oy Bonias eoohe W, sy o iohasar he o e s lock .+ Tiohas Romnius 1o bo takon o Aurora, . T cd 0 sttoul. ge- H. AL DuBuis, wifo of 0. L. Dullols, Trom ibo residenco at 1 olelnok, Fu vt o Olingol ot B Fatenin o o T o near ¥an Haronatl, at bl 1 o'cigk; from nco to Rosehllt b; . AR e b Sabues” ¥inae ot SPEC1AL NOTICES, e okl U A Centaur Liniments allay pain, mnbduo awollings, hea @ bors, and will enre rhoumatism, ‘i/ """ ailment. Tho White Wrappor is for KNAPEE ronuity uae, tho Yellow Weappor is for snimals, Prlco 10 conts; largo bottlos 31. #pavin, and any flesh, bono or muscls Children Cry for Castorin—Ploasat to tako—a ‘porfect substitute for Castor O, but more officaclous fn rorulating tho stomach and bovwols, AUCTION SALES. WM. A. BUTITERS & CO., AUOTIONBEERS, 108 BAST MADISON-ST. HSTABLISHED 1856). = s o Gy (Lato of Willts, Iqug & Ca.), I8 NOW IN OUQB. EMPLO WAL A, BUTTERS & 0O., 103 Madison-st. Tmproved aud Unimproved Property AT ATCTION FRIDAY MORNING, Auz. 3, at 1L o'look, at our Of oo, 10 e aalsonst A * TAYO 9-story and hasomont bricl dwallingn and lots, Nos. '8 s B0 Lincoln-av.y ear Luncorn Lot sasl biuea tninfag 10 oomas, wwith all mbdorn inyprovomonte, o east front, on Madison-av., botwenn Fif- wdl Bicryalciliata. in Biook ) peKioban 'S sub’n of W, 35 0f . W. &, 500, 14, 35, B and 6-315¢ foot frout sach, on Beammon- 1xty-first-st, L0748, osat frout, corunr Oottago Grovo-av. and Eighty- alx 0 ABliton a subl, of feo, 35, 58, 14, LOTS 1and’, wost front, coruor Droxef-av, atd Elghty sixi] Samo rubdivision, 18 LOTS -5 foet ench, oast front, on Whittior-av., bot. Yo Tiandred and Soventcoeth And a6 Loarars sk Efghtoonthsta, V(M."A. BUTTERS & CO., Avotioncers. BUTTERS & COSS REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, SATURDAY MORNINGhAug, 22.at 8 Kast Madlson-sts NEW AND USED HOUSEROLD GO0Ds Clll\rvsll Pianos, Motodeons, Birrors, aud Gonoral Mor- chan "By BLISON, I FRIDAY HORNING. Aug, 21, at 912 oilock, REGULAR FURNITURE SALE, The largsst and bost-assorted stock of NEW AND SECONDHAND FURNITURE IN THEK CITY, AT AUCTION. Parlor and Chambor Facnitare, Fixtension Tables, Mare on.:l"o i ?infinli"bl'i'nm?émm::‘:nb;‘my'gnul‘r., Bk anos, Dosks, Lotiprios, Carpon, Faces o, 4. a0 alaTed fino of ll‘l"hfl'l'llylrblrvcfl Tinok Wainut. eds h ateads, Tuonus, and Washatands, in th wiito. Al 1,100 Y ’ .AIL‘I“I o |lll'llol nlb(lpvall;‘:ln I,‘:EIN ono Rot 3 of Hhiwaro At Hiners: JotuaHaule.” Also a ot of MR ONUIST £°5,, 8inad b8 Randolob-st. CHETTEL TORTCAGE SALE BATURDAY AFTERNQUN, Aug, 23, 8t 3 ololuck, en 3 tho promisos, corner Cintoh and Mathorasts. Sévea Tropes, uckey, aud Rhioars, eatne 51‘553 kg with Bore Kugor, Buckss 2l SYbenizita G 3 TE0N: rosEROY # neors. By GEO, P, GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av. AT AUTOCOTIOIN, OnBATURDAY, Aug, 23, st o'clock. W. G. CROCIRERY. At 10 o'elook wo shall offor largo inducemonta to buyors af & vory largo stock of First-Class Seoond-Hand Farnitare, ALSO, NEW, Patlor Sats, Marblo and ood-fap Ohamber Sate, Soc. rotary Buok Gasos, Macblo and \\'uml»mdv Tablcs, ‘&om. Toungas, Bronkinst Tablos, Waluut Bodstesds and Dus ruaus, Hele and Husk Mattrcesos, Walnut 13tonston ' Dios, foo Chests, O a Parlor Doske, Bhunr O Mirfom, Carpuls, agw wng sceondband 1) 0w, By HARRISON, BOCK WILLIAMS, 441 W AR EFLISN =AW ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT ATTCTION, Qn FRIDAY, Aug. i, a¢l0n. . Magnitlcont Patlor Furniture ‘and Graskals Carpots, Ghamber, Diting-roora aud Feitohon Fuenituro, Beds, Bodding, Graokor aud Flated Wirs, Kituhon Stéve, Tinwies, &a., oridiid AFacblo Statuary, voutig Eli“lluudld Ouamber Sot, costing &40, 0, U Palutings, Wator Golurs, aud Landsoor's Steel Efixeavinge, Salo poromptory, us tha partios aro loaring theoliy,, M HANRISON, ROCKIEWLL & WILLIAMS, 95 Gt Sadiuom-at, “Austiunoors, T4 and & Baturday, Aug. 22, at 9:30. a. nt., W RAVE AUCTION SBALE OF FURNITURE, &o., would nover have apposred ua it way writtou but for tho faol that M. do Villomossant nover (as Is ublicly notorious) carvios a pencil about him, Ylu wan just solecting a_ponoil whon the rovolu- tion broko out in 1848, and sinc that ovent he. has mnever bhad time to buy ouo, It onmo to pusy that, sltting on July 10 fn e sumwmer-house on the banks of tho Enghien Lake, M. Balnt Genost 1ead aloud to him thoe artfolo futad to produco momettoud consequoncos, *“hoaven's lghtning whitening the paper us 1o read, and rremondous thundorclaps punctuatiug overy sentoncs,” M, da Villemesunnt, who loves to ho oomplimentary a3 well ag oritical, told AL, Baiug Gonost he roud AT 204 AND 200 EAST MADISON, Comaiatiay in part of Fino Parior 1, W, Fuenitiro, Buroaus, Gommodos, ook G Lounges, xmr and Wusk Ma brousi, Gouk Stwes, Iuo, ono Uavorod gy, ‘sovoral fino. 1) It clotlout; onb tew Bramswlok BIAd Fab fino Otico Dosks. * Also, & lina of tuo Millinory n w'olnok, O stuvk 1s liutiionse, and must by wolds O aixiore nood tho tunnov, UARRISON, ROOKWELL & WILLTAM e » SOUN & CO,, A1 nnd 43 outh Canal. SELL FURNITURE, CARPETS, AND GEN- ERAL MERCHANDISE BATURDAY, AUd. 23, AT 10 A. B BRUKH, HON & €0, Austioaeery,