Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1874, Page 6

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN. . SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1874, M TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TATES OF GURECRIPTION (PATAULE IX ADYAXGE), 1 2., 2100 d mistaxos, be wure and give Post ©f, ceaduress inoluding Btate and County, Rowjitances may be made sithior by drati, exiress, Post . ORicoe.ter, o 1n registered lotiors, at ourrisk, TENMR TO CITY SUNACRISKIS. Taily, dellvercd, Sunday oicoptca 3 conte por wooks Vail', aviivored, Sundav included, 10 oonts her wook. Addens TIE TRIBUNRE COMPANY, Cornor Madison and Deorhorn-rs,, Ulleago, 1l TO:DAY'S AMULEMENTS. ACADRMY OF MUSIO~Halsted straot, hotween Mad- seon and Monros, Kngngemeut of Olivor Doud Byrn. *Ten McOullough,™ Afternoon and evenlag. M'VIORER'S THEATRE—Madison stesat, betwoon Dearborn and Stato. Engagomont of Fdwin Adams. Altornogn; * famlet,” Lvenlug: '*Tho Dead Hsast.’ TWRNTY-THIRDAT, DASE BALGL GROUNDS- g&w’:m: ‘P!‘n. ‘bolwaon tho Daitimores and Whito SOCIETY MEETINGS, 1, W, BIGELOW LODGE, No, &3, A, Tt and A, M., X ‘sl wid 1 Dogrees thid ‘ovouing at Freo. TSt e an Ferpress Bunding, Visltor vordially invited. ) mipar 0, COLLINS, Soo'y. “au! , CORNER OF OLARK AND e O at st Fh s0b P Tor g6, atlutacttan givon of manoy refundy ¢ GXROUTE IN A PROMPT AND WORKMAN- ll}:“nnnllxnsrnlflfl most dlflicalt watch repairs, matutace jre aud ropaie all kinds of jowolry aud silvorward, e ey b 't poelectly. ¥AGD I Gy Urec-prool umomord TGN, ROWL t ‘0., Jowolors, Stato- stey suthesst eornor {¥ashinion, Bhe Chivagy Tibune, Sotorday Morning, August 20, 1874, THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE IN FORT WAYNE. Anumberof the attaches of the Pittsburg, Fort Warne £ Chicago Rallroad uvo comploted srrangements for running an early Sunday traln from Chlcugo to Fort Wayno for the delivery of tho Bunduy fesuo of Tuz Tomexe in the Itter ofty oud th interronfug towns, Tita tratn will Toave tho Madinon Streot Depot to- ‘morraw morlng at 4:16, wilh 1 passenger-couchs at- tached, for {lio nceominodation of thoso who dekira to avall thomsolven of it Tho etations at which papers Will bo dellvered aro: Hobatt, Valparalso, Wanatah, Hemlet, Plymouth, Bourkon, Etua Groen, Atwood, Warua, Kosciusko, Pierecton, Larwill, Columbia, and Fort Wayno. An tho lstier clty fs 148 miles from Chi- cago, thfe will Lo tho most ambitious of sil tho offoria toobtain tho Sunday papers in tho subusbs, Ttis proper to ssy that tho maungement of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chifcago Railrosd have oxtended special factlitios for this undertoking, and sro cntitled to tho gratitude of the peoplo along tho lin of thelr road for tho rendiness with which thoy bave entered into tho profect. It s expectod that tho mewspaper-brain will arrivo in Fort Wayno st 0:90,aud the papers will bo dolivered Ly carricts, e ——— That old blind broommalier at Tvanston, who choutod Mr. Poriolat, must havo known o thing or two in his youth, whon ho ind bis eyesight. ] Tossitor Hoymond and Plymouth Ghurch bavo o roagon to congrutulate themselves on the dospleable and cowardly maaner in which they treated Mr. Frank D. Moulton Inst night. Tho dispatonos in rolation to the affair are well worth reading. The New York World Loisted its familiar ban- ner to tho topof & column whon it learned the ro~ eulta of the Opposition Convention in Spring- flold. 'That banner was in tho ragged odgo when tho Ohio, Indiana, Tennesseo, and Missonri Domo- cratio Conveontions were held. Yot the World contlnuos stanchly Democratic. An unaccountable an editorial para- graph in yesterday's paper mnde us rofer to Durand & Co. 88 nssociated with tho county con~ tracts for furnisbing supplies to the Poor-Houso, Hogpital, and Insano Asylum. Of courtio it was intended to refer to the firm of Forsyth & Co., of which Mr. Poriolat is & member. s s In ordor $o avold & protractod contest this fall, the Cook County epublican Committoo has do- aded notto calln couvontion until October. Those “ conteats " aro meat and drink, eapocially drink, to all tho Committoomon. Hot and atrong conteste, and & good deal of thom,are the sule, when the prospect of winnlng is fair. Tho dolay in calling s conveution {s o confession of weakvess, An onterprising compositor in Chillioothe, O, hns mado the Hon, E, D, Mansfield advise young politicians to “cultivato tho intelligonco and virtues of poople rather than their wives and passions.” This i8 not far out ; yet it is plainly tho vioos, not the wives, of pooplo to which Mr Mansfleld bas particular referonce, The diffor- enco botweon wives and vices is considorablo. No printer in this neighborhood would think of confounding them, A hardoned offendor must ho that old blind men at Evanston who makes Lrooms for Mr. DPeriolat. Ilis price is 22.76 per dozon, while TForsyth & Co. bave contracted to furmsh brooms to the county for $2.25, Of course the contractors woro obligad to buy of tho old blind man at his own torms, and cbargo 'om up. Thie Is the luminous oxplanation of ono pmall dis- cropancy which Mr. Deriolat gave to the Investi- goting Committea yastorday. r, Ashton su't as fanny s bio cen be, but ho in quits smusing, in giving notico of a sult for 1ibel gainst tho Chieago Times, and placing the @amago to his roputation caused by tho atlacks of that powspaper at $100,000. Mr. Ashton ‘hgon’t that amount of roputation ; aud If he had, 1t.could not ho damaged to any approciable ex- tont by the Zimes; and it it wero, aund tho Times eatablishmont wero sold up from ity Bul- Tlock press to itn gorgooun conchiman, tho sascte would not yield anc-quarter of 100,000, Boys boiwoen 18 and 25 yoars of ago ars ro- quoated to calf at tho Grand Pacific and "t in tho miltla, Bivouacs will bo Leld in tho Ladies' Ordinary pext wintor on Saturday ovenings, ‘Flhe regimont, it must ba underatood, is for tha wpeciol benetit of the boys about town, This uind of wilitary puys ouly {n ronown and glory, snd I roturs demands something lko &500 worth of equipment. When the regimout Lins ‘beon drossed, the honest burghers will be for wondmny it out tv Bridgevort to etrlkio tho mob il tarror und cuduro what the waob may give back, Tue Chleago produce muerkota wero gencrally easier yosierday in grain, and frm n provisions, Aous pork was quist and 356 per brl highor, closing at 29,00 cesh, aud §17.8724@17.50 sollor tho year. Lard was quiet ond unchanged, clos. ing at $10.00 cash, and §11.87}4 sollor tho yoar. Meata wero qulet, closing at 8}go for shonldors, 1224@12¢o for shiort ribs, 12)@12)40 for short clear, aud 12)4@1%0 for eweot-picklod bama, Mighwines wore in good domnud end stiongor, % 8730 por gallon, Lake frelghts woro more dotive aud unchanged, st 8o for corn to BuMalo, Flour was queb sud uomiuul, Wheat was actlve and 20 lower, closlug at 08}{c cash, and 93%¢o for Boptomber, Corn wae loss notlvo snd a shado casier, olosing ot 07c casb, and 0630 for Boptombor. Oats wero notive and very woak, olostug at 413¢o cash, and 98%¢c sollor Beptom- bor. Ryo was quiot and stondy at 7Ge. Barloy waa Io bottor domand and firmer, closing ab 920 caali, nnd 80}¢o for Soptambor, Hogs woro fnlr- Iy activo at about formet prices, Sales at $6.00 @8.25, Cattlo were quiet and stendy. 8heep uuchanged. ___ ‘The Grangors have shown tholr inoptitude to the art of politics by becoming angry withs Mr. itter, who has coneonted to stand on the essen- tinlly diatinct and antagonistie plattorms of tho Farmore' aud tho Opposition patty. Etier kaawa o thing or two, which tho Farmora do not, o undorstands that votes count, whoover casts® thomy and that it fs s now thing in politics to place principlos Loforo ofico, Tho Furmers aro tn onrnest, and honost—almost too honost to succood, It thoy wero as wigo aa thoy aro honout, thoy would degorve to succeed. Good intentions do uot go far whon thoy nre jolned to tho puro ignoranco which §s exbibited in tho groeobaclk rosolutions of the Indopendent Farmere’ Convention. [P —— Mon who smw it will uot forget botoro tho Ex- position opens the look of complacenoy which ovorsproad tho countonance of lr. Poriolat yos- torduy whon the Sanitary Suporintendont tesii~ fled that tho sirup furnished by Forsyth & Co. to tho Poor-Houso contained one ounco of freo sulphusic acid to tho gallon, and was really not fit for usa. Thls was conuldored abrong ovi- denes for the dofense, siuca i1t axploined why tha coutract-prico “was not adhored to. Country morchants who are nccustomad to deal with For~ syth & Co. will bo 1cjoiced to hoar that tho brand of sirup supplied to tho Poor-Houso is now out of stock, It wus all condemnod by the Sanitary Superintendont. As for Jir. erolat, wo besaoch him not to be too proud of tho char- netor ho is goting in theso days. Is has prob- ably escapod fudictmont, but ko may not on that aceonnt be regerded aa attogotuct lovely. Tossitor Roymoud madoa sposch in tho Ply- mouth Church prayor-meoting last night. 1o snid incidentally that Fraucis D, Moulton had % tried to poison tho minds of men ngainst Mr, Becchor,” Tho worda wero hardly out of his mouth when Moulton rovs, Iliko tho great Montrose, in tho middle of tho room, and said, unlke tho groat Montrose, *Youro a liar, sir; you'ro s Mar.” Wiother Mr. Roymond tled or not, ho fairly Iaid himeell open to tho accusation. He Jmow that Mr. Moulton was in the voom; and, in o truly contomptitle splsit, ho choso to mako s porsonal attack, fooling nasured that tho sympatlics of tho groat audionce woro on tho side of Mr. Beechor. And ho was not mis takon, Great conlusion rollowod Lir. Aouiton's deflance; ond, it Halliday hod not como to tho roscue, hio would certaioly have boon put out of tho church, Al this, it may be woll fo remom- ‘bar, accurzed in o prayer-meating. ‘We do not proposo this morning to subject tho roport of tho Plymouth Church Investigat- ing Committeo to o critical oxamiuntion. BSuf~ fico it to say that the Cammittee are unanimous in doing just whst it bas boen evident through- ont they would do. Tho flud in datail: (1) An acquittal ou tho charge of adultory with Mrs. Tilton &t tho place and timo specitled in Mr, Til~ ton's accueation; (2) that Mr. Bocoher never committed an uncliasto or Impropor act with Mra. Tilton, nor made an finchosto or jmpropar romarik, proffer, or solicltation ; () that ho has committod orrors of judgmont that he will now admit, and which ho must regrot most of all; nod (4) that there ia mothing in the ovidenes that should impair the confidonco of Plymouth Church in tho Christian charactor and antegrity of Honry Ward Boncher. Thooerroraof judgmont to whioh the Gommittao refor are (1) that Mr. Beochor did not take couneel with somo of his Christian brethron instoed of a man whom he knew go littlo and who has proved so uvtrustwortby oa Moulton ; and (2) thet ho should bave been so unguarced in his rolations with the Tilton family that iifrs, Tilton had an opportunity to falt in loye with bim. DR, PALTOX’S TESTIMONY, Mr. Moulton having ot last testified in the Boocher-Tilton caso, thoro still remains one wit- ness, who 18 supposed 1o heve dorived bis infor- mation from first sources, and in original pack~ ngos, rusticating iu an obscute couutry villago or farm-house in Northorn New York. Wo rofor to F. B. Carpenter, the artist, cclobrated for his Rlstorical picture of Lincoln aud tho Emanpipa- tion Proclamation, 88 woll aa for Lis portraits of Heury Ward Beechor and Theodore Tilton, In the absouca of Mr. Carpenter's diract toatimony, Lis statomonts to the Rev. W. W, Patton, D, D., of this city, communicated twenty months ago, becomo highly hmportant. Mr. Patton's tosti- many having beon called for by the Brooklyn Ta- vestigaling Committeo, holLas roduced it to writing and forwarded It to the Chairman, A copy of this tostimony we publish elsewhore, Dr. Patton's statomont derives its wholo im- portanco from ho facts commanicatod to him Ly Carpontar in the way of business loug antori- or to the progent invostigation—facts which so greatly astounded him that ho wado a poncil memorandum of thom while they wore frosh in lis rocotlection, Without rocapitulating his do- tailed statoment in this article, we draw atton- ton to tho fact that thoy harmonizo, so for as thoy go, with what has been previously given to the public by Tilton and Moulton, and are so far rowoved from thoso in potat of timo and clreumn- stauco a8 to leave no room for the suspicion of collusion. The subatonco of it is that in the month of January, 1873, Dr. Patton was solicited togo to Now Yorkto coufer with othorpartios con- cerniug tho proposod establishment of a daily nowspuper in that clty, of which Henry Ward Beooher should bo tho clier editor—thnt upon his orrival thera he found Mr. Carponter the most sative agout ia Lho entorprise—that the main object iuviow was to seours My, Boecher's ro- tivomout from tho pulplt uudor circumsiances which would not exclte susplion, beesnso ho had boon guilty of adultery with the wife of Thoodoro Tilton, und Lad confossed the same to Carpoutor—that Mr. Patton was urged by Oar ponter to call upon both AMr, Boechor nod Mra, Tilton for the purposo of having the fact cor~ roboratod from thoir own lips, but that ho do- clined to do so; aud that thers was at least ono othier person present at the interview In which Curpenter mudo those statomonts, Tho etato- menta put into Dr. Patton’s mouth in a rocout luterview botwosu Houry ML Bmith and a re- porter of tho Lrooklyn Argus, concorning the late Mrs, Bowon and Miss Bdus Doy Proctor, aro pronounced wholly flotitious and gratuitous, The high obaracter of Dr, Patton leavos no room for doubt that hin narrative of whut trane- plred in hly conversationa with Oarpentor Is pore foustly frue, Nor can we dicern auy malious or sinlater motive on the part of Carponter for making such statoments, or for hostirring hum- ol sbout tho business bo had undertaken, or for invitiug Dr. Patton to soo Mr. Boochor and Mis, Tilton. Tho wholo story bonrs the impross of truthfulnesa on the part of Carponter, and dovotalls, in ovory essontinl part, with that of Moullon, It is momowhat surprising. that the Drooklyn Committeo, aftor calliug for Dr, Pat- ton's-tostimony, sbiould make thoir roport with- out walting to recoetva it. PARTIES AND THE OURRENOY. A roviow of tho prosent attitude of politlesl parties on tho quostion of natioaal financos pre- souts gomo oxtraordinary facts, In tho six Now England States the Democratio party success- fully xivals tho Ropublican party in a domand for an onrly restoration of specio and tho paymont of tho natiounl dobt fn coin, In New York, both parties ocoupy tho samo at~ titudo on this subjoct, tho Loglslntuze at ita lato sossion, by an ubanimous voto, protostiog agolvat inflation, and fnslsting on spocio ro- sumption. In Now Jorsoy, Ponnsylvania, Doluwaro, and Marylaud, both porties take tho Bamo view of this question. It isnot until tho Obio Rivor lu roachod that thora ia any divoraity of aplulon. Ohio s roprescnted in tho Senate Iy ouo Demaorat and one Ropublioan, both of whotn favor spocie resumptiou and oppose Infla- tion, Tho Ropublican party ia doubtful on that question, while tho Domocratic Conveu- tion sotually troats spoclo poymonts as an ovil to bo avoidod a8 long as pousiblo. In Indisnn. tho two Sonators aro Republicans, and both inflationiata § ono of thom 18 o candi- dato for tho Prosidoncy. The Democrats of that Sato hnvo slso a candidate for tho Prosidonoy, and, subordinnting all othor mattors to tho por- sonal olovation of these men, tho two parties in Convoution havo beon engaged in outbidding osch othor for popular support by dishonost propositions to dobaas tuo currency and to de- grado tho nationa] orodit. Perhaps in no Stato in tho Unian, not oven in Mississippi or Bouth Carolinn, has publio opinion, so far o8 tho samo is ropresontod by tho political partics, scttled upon such a low plaua of commoroial morality as in Indiann. Iu Michigan, tho Ropublican party has had an ovorwholmiug majority for many yoars, and Is now represeuted in thoSonata by Messrs, Uhand- ler and Ferry. Ouo of these, Ferry, is an in- flationist of the Lforton school, and tho othoer 18 opposed to inflation. At tho rocent Convons tion of tho party, the Ferry faclion obtaived control, and placod tho party in that Stato along- side the Domacratio party in Ohio. Ou tho othier hand, tho Opposition at tholr preliminary Convention adopted s platform similar to that adopted in Tiiinols, and agreciug substantially with those in the Atlantio States. In Itligois, the Republican members of Con- gress (with two oxooptions) and tho two Sens- tors all voted for inflation and against the Presi- dont’s voto. The Democratic membors of Con- gress, with one exception, voted the same way. Tho declared polioy of tho Congressionsl dole- gationa was thorolore in favor of iuflation. The Ropublican State Convontion, whlo rofusing to indorso Logan sud tho other Iiopublican Congressmen, algo refused to indorso the Presi- dont, and dodgod tho roal question at issuo. Tuo Indopendent, or Farmers’ party, did oven worse, Noxt comos the Demacratic Convention, {noluding » large number of Liborals from other parties, favoring specio payments, opposing in- fiation, and snsisting upon the payment of the unational debt i the money rocognized by the woild. In Tows, both tho Ropublicans and the Oppo- sition take ground in opposition to inflation, In favor of tho resumption of speclo payments, aud In fuvor of an lionest puymont of the national dobt. In Konsns, the Republicana inclino, like thoso of Michigan, to inflation and repudiation, and tho Opposition is likely to xoliow sult. In Miswourl and Keotucky, ihe Democrats adopt the bad platform of their frionds in Ohio, and tho Republicans have not the courage to differ. In Nobraska snd Minnesots, there havo been no conventions yet held, but tho Kopublie- ans will protably fotlow thoir party in Michi. gan, while tho Opposition will not matorially diffor from thom, * In tho moro Sonthorn States, tho question of tho social equality of tho negro for the timo ovorrules oll others, but tho provailing sonti- mont is for an inflation of the curronoy. The throo Biatea on the Pacific aro unanimously in favor of hard money. Bucl: is tho oxtraordinery condition of partics on this, tho most important question of the duy. Ohio, Indina, Missouri, Miokigan, and Iilinols bavo aspirants for tho Prosidoncy, snd the purty policy in theso Btates on the curronoy ques- tion lLins beon shaped mainly with roforenca to promoting tho chancos of these can- didstes, and the real sontiment of the poople ks .heon to o groat extent emothored. In Jows, public sontimout has been moro frocly exprossod than angwhero olso in tho West, and that sontimont s in favor of honest doaling with public creditors and a currenoy equivalont to coin. In this State, nt tho lato Convontion, tho old intriguing politi- ciang wero slaughtored and a liko deelaration modo. This condition of affuira fa too anoma- loua to contino, tho matters involved aro too {mportant to bo mado a mattor of traflio, and the 8oouor there 18 a gonarat gravitation of the poo- plo to one sida or tho other, and tho distines issuo mado for or agolust a spocle basls, the sooner will tho quostion bo decided aud the nn- tional crodit placod beyoud doubt or ropronch. THE SEPTEMBER EXFPOSITION. Viewod st this distanco, it i not difoult to appreciato tho fact that the Chicago Exposition of 1873 waa unfortunato in nearly all important ‘respects ; in omo dopartments, it waa vory noarly disnstrous, doing more harm than good, Tais result, however, waa not straugo, as it was tho witial oxperiment, Tho meuagers enterod upon thelr duties without experience, and had a vast building to bo lled, with & ridioulously short timo to Al it, Tho consoquonco was thoy were obliged totake overything whicl offored lsolf, and to flll tho bullding with quite 88 much of rub- bish s thero was of attractivo artioloa. This yoar, howover, tho munngeis have the honofit of a vory valusblo oxperlenco, They can seo the dofocts and wenk polnts of tho lnst Exposition, aud kuow bow to remody thom; and they aro dolng thia with a detormination which indicates that wo shall roally have au Expomtlon next month, zad not & huge varloty-storo auch ad wo nad Jast voar. Ono of the surost featuros of this indlention fu the fact that tho various committoes hove takon amplo tiwo to do thelr worl, o that nothing bas had to be done Lastily. The moochanical and manufasturing dopartmentu, the show of toxtile fabrica and ornamontal goods, tho floral avrangomounts, tho dispiay of agrloaliural sud misesal products from llie railroad soctions of Westorn Btates and Torri- torics, and tho art dopartmont—in fact, ovory foa- turo of the Txposition will bo upou a larger and moroattinctive acalo than boforo, rondering it not only tho most succossful display which has over boon mado In tho oity, but ono which will snfely challongo competition with tho Exposi- tiona which take placo this fall in othor citics, Tho limitations of epaco in somo of the most attractivo doport- ments, which wero so notiosablo Inst year, havo aleo boon romedied. Tho mochanical dopart- mont, at tho north end of tho building, gotns 100 x370 foot, which socures & vory dooided ad- vantage for tho incronso in shafting and power. Thanew dining-room hae boen onlarged to ag- commodato 400 people, aud it 18 to bo hioped will ba lonsed to s catoror who hasa conaclonco a3 waoll as oulinary skill, The floral dopartment, at thio gouth end of tho building, of brick and glnss, will also bo amplo onough to accommodata all contributors. Tho art-gallery, which will bo omo of tho most atiractivo fon- turos of the Exposition, las beon vory considorably enlarged by addlug ®n area of 80x120 foot to tho old gallery. This will givo o splondid hanging surfaco. Under the mansgomont of tho presont Art Committee, as- sistod by Mr. Dorby, tho well-known counols- sour, thero {s no danger that tho walls this timo will bo disfigured with daubs. Largo numbers of tho pleturos Lave already been received, sut- flolout indaed to show that the colloction will Lo ono of tho fincst over mado in tho United Statos. To offact this an immouso amount of Inbor has boon oxpouded. Tho firo destroyod nearly if not quito all of our privato galleries. and theso biave not yob boen roplaced to oy considerable oxtont. Tho Committae, thorefore, have hind to dopond upon arlista and gallorles at tho East, aud Mr. Derby's dralls upon these have boen houored at sight, This will be s very plonsant snuouncoment to tho public, as tho art depart~ tnont is always tho most attractivo place of ro- sort 1n nn Exposition, both for tho ocultivated and uncultivated admirera of piotures. From thoso facts it will be scon that evory~ 1bing tooks woll for tho Exposition, Considor- ing tho confusion which has baen caused by tho fire, tho encrossmont of the public mind in the Beecher business and local political complica- tions, and the claims of privato business upon tbo various committoes, thiy stato of things is uot only vory eatisfactory to the publio, but very croditable to those concorned. Tho resulis growing out of it will bo boneflelal all round. Tt will incroaso the local buslness of tho city, stimulato trado, and afford the people & chonp and admirablo formn of recrostion, which is very much needod aftor the summer's long heat sod toit, THE WICONSIN SENATORSHIP, The noxt Wisconsin Logislature will bo called upon to givo tha State a ropredontative to tho United Htatea Sonate, a3 Mr, Carpeunter’s term expirea on tho 4th of March next. Thereia no doubt that Sonntor Carpentor will sock a ro-clec- tion. Considering tho present condition of potitics in Wisconaln, it i very doubtfal whether e could bo re-elected, even supposing that his record were unexceptionablo—which itis very for from boing. In tho firat place, the Ropub- lican party in Wisconsin is not a nnit on Carpon-- tor. Somo of the best mon in the party and tome of tho worst men fn it aro opposod to him. ‘When Carpontor appeared for tho first timo na n candidate, thero was somo good ground for his clection. o wasuot known a8 s statesman, it igtruo. But bo was sdjudged an ablo, nay, a profound, lawyor ; snd ho nndoubledly was an eloquent and o brilliant man, He possessed s0 much ; bis education as a lawyer and his pur- suits as a studont of politics wero such, that tho Loglslataro of Wisconsin was porbaps justified in supposing that with suitable opportuni~ ties he would discover an aptitude for statesmanship, Thoy lhave tried him. They bhave :given him six yoars of proba- tion, Iliu as boon found lamonlably wauting. With the amplest opportunity to serve his coun- try, bous carefully abstainod from doing any good. 1o has not connected his nawe with any grent monsure, Wherever Cougross blundered, he blundered with i, with tho solitary oxcep- tion of the Loulsiana caso. His action and fu- aotlon aro alike to bo condemned. Thete is not a gingle act in his whoto Congrossional carcor to which the peaple of Wiscousin cau point with prido that it was tho act of their Senator. I( tho country is in noed of snything to-day, it is in need of a good civil sorvico and a good finan- cial polioy. Civil-Sorvico Roform, Carpontor has donenothing to further. Ho hasdonoagreat deal to degrade it, Ilo Las shown throughout that ho would profor to sco the alvil sorvico of tho country a tool in tho hands of unprincipled poli- tleians, men who would uso its rank and file to promoto their own baso fnterosts, than to seo it ou efficient instrumont for the good of the wholo people. Carpenter has no concoption of o meas- ure intended purely for the good of tho country. Ho nevor roso to the moral bioight of doing good for tho sake of good. His aotion in the inancial question alono is enough to condemu him, He voted with tho inflstionist party lu Congross be- causo lio held tho mistaken idea that tho Woat favored iuflation, But ho wiscly abstained from defonding his courso on that question as ho did on sowme othore. Mr. Carponter voted for the back-pay grab, and taok {t, and, when tho people of Wisconsin manifested thoir disploasury, ho told them that o accopted the puy only because not to mecopt 1t would bo to violato tho Coustitution of the United Btates, which provides that Congrossmon shall rocoivo @ cortain compensation for the wervices to bo fixod by law. He voted, too, for tho repeal of tho grab-law, not because ho thought it was Iniquitous to pass the law, but because tho pooplo of Wiscouein erled out agalnst it, thuy showing that his moral monitor fa not within kim, but scatterod holter-akeltor over tho length snd breadth of Wisconsin. The men wauted today In our Natlonal Counoils are men who bLave » mind of thoir own, Among tho last acts of tho Sonator's Congronsional course was to ald in passiog tho Poland gag-law to doprive tho coun- try of a froo pross. Ifis o compliment to the proas of tho country that Carpontor aided to pnas intlaw, It sbows, in tho firat place, that ho folt its power, and in tho next that he droaded It. ‘Pho whole country put but ons interprota~ tion on that law 3 novertheless Carpentor, with characteristio audacity, como oub to show the whiolo courtry that thoy wora In error 24 to the monning they put on it, and that ha alone was right] We aro glad to think that & man with 1ok a rocord has small ciance of re-eleotion, e — Offllal roturns from tho rocent election in Oluo ave at baud, Tho majorily agalust the Constitution was 147,284; agalnst mivority rep- rosentation, 185,000; sgalust railrosd-ald, 251,~ 243; sguinat loonae 7,280, Porhaps the most slguifioant vote fa tho last, It indloates au unsxpoated abrength in the Temperance poarty. Tho gonoral supposition, prior to the oleotion, was that the liconse proposition would most cortalvly emrry. Tho dofoat of the Consti- tutlon is undoubtedly duo to s combination of caunos which admit of porfoctly ocloar slatemont; ond such sn ono bLas actually boon mado by tho Hon. E. D. Mansflold, Hae shows in n oloar and luminous mauner that tho Couvention did too muoh, thus oxciting tho snepicion of tho pooplo; that jla sim was to Yimit tho soveroignty of the pooplo; thnt entire- ly distinot propositious wero mixed up with the instrumont, and that its dofont was Invited by tho provision that all should bo lost togethor. CITIZEN SOLDIERS, Orgunizing tho First Mezimont of niinois M""x. Lssatovening o mocting of youhg mon betwoen tho agos of 18 and 25 yours was leld st tho Graud Pacific Hotol for tho purpose of taking preliminary stops for the organization of o rogic ment of nilitls, Tho nltendance was large, and of the most respeotablo ordor. Tho meoting waa oalled to ordor by nominating M, E. Miner as tomporary Presidont, aud O, 8, Dichl as Scc- rotary. Tho Socrotary, by invitatlon of the Ohair, utated tho object of the mooting to be to organ- izo » rogiment of militia in tho city undor tho laws of tho Stato; that tho meoting Lnd been called by o ferr young mon, who hid lssued tn- vitation# to thelr frlonds and acquaiutunoes to foin in the lnudoble undertaking. A committco of three, congisting of O, N. Dishiop, W. D. Qrogory, aud L. . Wado, was ap- vainted to dralt o constitulion and ov-lnwe, Tho roll of thoso who bnd_signitiod & willing= nees 1o join such sn organization as was con- tomplatod wos then callod, and ffty-thros an- awered to thoir names. Sha Socratary statod that the wholo number who had expressed a wil- linguess to join was about 260, THE CONSTITUTION. This bewng thromgh with, tho Committoe on Constitution nud By-Lawa roported, The re- yart, after slight amondments, was adopted as a wholo, ‘Tho Constitution provides thav Lhe or- ganization shall bo_known ag tho * First Rogi- ment of Illinole Infuutry,” end that ovly those of souud body sud’ good moral char- soter, botween tho agos of 18 and 25, shall’ Yo clipible to momborship. It provides further that the rogiment shall bo officated after the monuer of the rogular arny; thot ofiiceis shall bo chosen for ouo year on tho first Tueaday of Decomber aouually. Tho by-laws provide agaiust the use of intoxicating liquora by any member of tho organization while in uuiform, under & pononlty of oxpulsion ; and that thero shall bo threo aunual publio parades, on tho 224 of Fobrunry, 0th of Ociober, aud tho Bniversary of tho regiment. Upon the adoption of tho Constitution and by- lawy, i6 wos discovered that GEN, FRANIK SHERAAN was prosent, when ho was loudly eallod forn gpeoth. Tho Ganoral, with his” natural dinl- denco, after a groat doal of porsunsion, arosa and spoko substantially as follows: Ho thanked the moeting for tia bouor done lum in invitiug bia to apoaks upon suck au occasion, but was at n loss to know what to ssy to intorost thom. Ho etarted hfo ra n momber of fust such an or- ganization a8 was now forming, but nover for o moment thought he would be called upon to fight for his conntsy or dofond itg flag, 1o had uover regretted his nnfl{‘ ptart as a noldior, and thought thoso bofore him never would. lio gava tho movemont his hoartiost support, and W confldent that the busiuoss public would put ita shioulder to the wheol, and help the couso, Individunily, he would bo happy to assist in telping to comploto and perfoct & militia organ- ization, aud ho bolioved that tho reeda woro planting now for such an orgauization which would soon become the prideof tho Garden City of tho Groat West. Intho Legislature last wine ter ho suid Lo labored with o Bluglongss of pur- pose and ,unflagging zeal to Lavo tho Militis law of the Btate improved, but found thatin every instance the preesure of other buginess upon tho Houso out off und mado fatile his offorts. Tho Mlitia law &8 it stands, o said, was but o moro oxcnen, aod tho Constitulion mado no provislon whatovor for the maintonauce of an offectivo militin, Ho wauted to seo our. Stuto imitute’ Massnchueetts, Now Yorlk, Ponn- sylyania, or Ohio in o militia_law, nnd thought if tho rogiment proposod would unite with tho oxisting military orgavizations of tho city in do- wading o changs in tho law it could bo effocted. . Ho had a bill drafted which ho tlmu%_!ilt would fowedy tho ovils of the presout law, Ho hoped all presont would sign_tho Constitution at ones, aud make such amondmonts aftorward ns wore found nocossary. 1f Chicago noeded anything, it waa a flrst-closs militia reghnont, and ho was glnd toseo the young men taking tho load. Huch an organization will be fostered, chorinhed, und protected by the public at large, and, being composed of youn(; sud vigorous material, ho bod no doubt it would, ero the lapse of two yosrs, stand front nnd shoulder with the catebrated Soveuth Rogiment of Now York, which was known througliout ho land, As o soldior, obey! That, iu bis opinion, wun tho first stop. A a soldier, too, bury yonr fndi- Seduniityl - Follow thoso aitnplo fnstructions,and thoy would arrive at o poiué in mulitary discip~ lino and character second Lo no militia organize- tion in the country,—not even to tha soldiors of tho rogular sorvice. In conclusion, ho sgain re- turned thanks. On motion, 8 unanimous vote of thanks was tondored tha spoakor. ‘ TUE FIRST MEMDERS. The following goutlemon thon eame forward and signed the constitution: Cliurlea 8, Diobl, L, ¥, Wade, lahop, E; t; Chumavorg, W, B, Gregory, W, . Davl, 2.0, King, N, I, Brout, W. H. Loavitt, E.'Durend, J. A, Doppurd, $ Joan ¥, Lrine, R, W, Rathburs, Jr., WL I, Las G, Btowart, 2, M, q, ¥, Morrill, 1. 8, Dounl, 0. W, Baller, W, G, Sherer, W AMiteholl F, E. Fouderion, W. J, Houwilton, W, T, tills, 8,0, 'Andersan, < E, Wl Wotfal cutiods, 0.0 "starkweather, ) 3 F, 11, Starkweather, E. 8, Muyill, . A, Biuop, A, 0. Mutehinuon, On motion, a commuttos of thres wWas ap- poiuted to seeuro wu armory for tho orguuizu- tiou. B, BTONE then proceeded to uddross the meeting. Ho spoko’ of tho nttompts last wiater to organize militi+ rogiments in tho city, and of tho difli- eitlics encountored, 1lo nesurod tho signors of the Constitution that thoy had the sympathy and would 1oceive the substantial ‘support of tho business mon of the aty. o eriticlsed tho_ Militia law of the State, and powtad to Massschusotts as tho only Stato in tho Union Lsving & Inw worth {mitating, 1lo closod by recommendivg the appaintment of o committeo to exaniine tho laws of tho soveral States, and to drafta Jaw embracing tho moro deairablo foatuios of thowm all for the covsidara- tion of tho Legistaturs the coming wintor, Tho meetivg, on motion, adjourned to meot at the Shermau ouso Thursday ovening. ‘Gou. Bhoridan, W, F. Coolbaugh, and other prominent cittzony wero oxpected to Liavo boen presont last oveniug, but tloy did not appear. {40 movomant, Liowaver, Lad thelr hoatty in- dorsomout, and tho movors tho assurencs that they will contribute in timo snd money toward orfecting tho organigation. Gen, R. O, Drum, Rflflflflut Adjutant-Genornl, U, 8. A., has aluo promised to rondor assistanco whonover called upon, It {u tobe hoped that the organization will bo encournged by our aitizons at lurgo. i ARKANSAS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Larree Roek, Ark., Aug, 38,—The Conyontion to-dng, by & voto of b8 to 31, struck out the soc- tion fu tho finance roport forLidding tho Logis- Iature from over providing for the paymout of tho Stato loveo boads, S ratlroad bonds, and Hal- tord's bonds, tm all about $11,000,000, This was tho tost yota on repudiation, 'Tho very decidod voto agalust such a polioy is roceived lere with tho groatost satinfaction, The Hon, J. J. Clendenin, Judge of the Bov- euth Judicfal Circuit, ban rvefusod s maudamus to compel tho Tronsiiror to poy out funda to do- fruy tho oxpeusiod of the Convention, Phe artiolo ou oduocation makoa it the duty of the Legislature to provide an ofilclent sud prace ticul systom of common schools, It ia thought tho Convontion will adjourn within a weok. ‘Thoro aro but tiwo or throo moro articlos to act upos, s A KANSAS LEGISLATURE, Toreks, Kau,, Aug, 23.—CGov. Osborn haw callod an oxtra sosslon of tho Logislaturo for tho 16th of Soptember, to dovise muans for the ro- liof of tho nettlers whose wrops bave been doe alsoyed by the grasahopperas FOREIGN. The Carlists Again Repulsed Before Puycerda, - Marriage of the Russian Grand Duke Viadmir {0 the Duchess of Mecklenberg. BPAIN, Mavnmm, Aug, 28.—The Carlisis have mado anothior attnok on Puyoorda, aud sgain mot with ropulao. Tho dofonso was moat couragoous. Even the women nsslaled in ropairing the Dbronls in the ramparts during the fight, BantanpER, Aug. 28, ~Tho German men-of- war, Mantilue and Albsires, will leave this bar- bor to-morrow for A cruiso along the Biscayan Const, snd up tho River Nervion, iy RUSSIA. 8r. PETERSDURO, Aug.’ 28.—Tho Grand Duke Viudimir was marriod to-day to the Duchoss of Mecklonburg. ——— FRANOE. Panzs, Aug. 28,—M. Borger, candidato for tho Assombly in tho Department of Maine et Loire, bas {saucd an addross to tho cloators boldly avowing bis dovotion to (mporinlism and tho Bonaparto dynnsty, and _advocating s plobiscito. . Behnoider has had snothor sttack of apo- ploxy, and there are no hopea of his recovery. o Ak GERMANY. Benn, Aug. 28.—J. C. Buneroft Davis hads epeaisl audionce with the Emporor Willlam to- day, and delivorod hia cradeutials. Ho altorward vigited tho Emporor. CHINA. Loxnoy, Aug. 20.—Tho Qhinese dro reported to bo threatoning tho Russian Province of Kuld- a. Tho Rusasians ars conatructing & milltory ‘fud from Bowipalatiusk to tho Olincso fron- or. POLITICAL. Oook Connty Ropublican Committec. Tho mowmbers of the Cook County Republican Contral Committee mot yostordsy afternoon at the Pacific Hotel, for the purposs of consulting about some dotalla cannected with tha appronch- log olection. Ald. Quirk, Bchaffuer, Campbell, and a fow other shining lights wore in attend- auca. 1t was docided protty unanimonsly not to hold the Conuty Convention before thu firac week in October, thus avolding tho sunoyance of a pro- iracted contost. A comumitteo was algo chosen to soloct a Campaign Committoo from each pro- cinot in the county. The Grangers and tho Nominntion of Ettor by the Opposition Convenus ton. “ Sperial Dispateh to The Chizago Tribuns. SpriNorFiELD, It., Aug. 28.—A number of lead- ing Graugers wero in tho city to-day in consulta- tion, and 1t leakod ont that tho purpose of the conforonco was to docide what courso to talio ro- gavding the sction of Etter. It could not be loarned what waa dono otficially, but individual mombere were outspoken, snd uaid that stops would be taken by tho lndopondont Reformors Central Committeo to displacs Ettor from thetr tickot and put some one olso In bis placo. Thoy wore sovero in their denunciation of his courso, haying, as thoy said, violated ono of thelr cardic val principles, ‘*That tho offico shonld seok the man, and not tho man tho office,” by soliciting a nomination from tho Opposttion patty. It was not stated whon tue Comamitteo would act. Kiinois Opposition ‘Central Come mittees Special Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, SrrinarieLp, Ill, Aug, 28.—At & meoting of the Opposition Contral Committeo for this State, tho following organizstion was perfooted : The Iion. William Brown, of Morgan, Cbairman, and . L. Marritt, of Bspgamon, Sccrotary. Tho Exooutive Committce appointed consists of Will jam Brown, of Morgan ; William H. Groon, of Aloxander; F. H. Winaton, of Cook; H. D, Millor, of Cook ; and.W. R. Towoshend, of Gal- Intin, The Committeo thon adjourned to mook at the Sherman House, Chicago, Sept. 17, Offticinl Text of tho Platform Adoptod by tue Kllinois Domocratic-Llberal Convontlon. Brnivarer, I, Aug. 28,—The platform of the late Domocratic-Liberal State Counveution e ot boen corroctly publishod. Tho follow- iug is tho official toxt as adopted by tho Conven- tion: First—~The restoration of gold and silver sa the basis of the currency : tho resumption of specls poymenty s 500m 83 poskible witliout aisaster to the busiucsa of tho country, by steadily appoaing inllstion and by the payment of th nutiona) iudebtedness in the monoy of tha clvilized world, Second—Frod conimerca; notariff for any purpose but for roveuue. Thira—Indlvidual liberty and opposition to sump~ tuary lawa, Fourth—The right and duty of tha Btata to protect ita citizens from extortlon and uajust diierimination by chartered monopolies. Fih—2ipd testction of the Govornment, both Stato and National. to tho logitimute domain of pofiti- cal power by excluding therefrom all exccative und legislatlyo intermoddling with tho affuirs of wocloty, wheroby monopolica aro fostered, privileged claosos eggrandized, snd individual freedom unuecessarily and opprosaivaly restraiued. The Michizan Germans and the Late Ropublican Convention. Special Dispateh to T'he Chicago T'ribune, Drrnoir, Mich., Aug. 38,—1'ne rocent coursa ot the Republican 8tate Convoution has been foliowed by a formidablo German defection in this city, Tho Journal, tho leading Republican QGerman daily, growls fearfully over the Convon- tion's action on tho financial quostion and its failure to grapplo with the temperance and woman’s suffragequoations, Moraover, over his owp siguature, F. Cornohl, Jr,, one of tho edit- ors of the Journal sud o dologate to Lansing Cunvenation, rofuses to support the work of that body. Ho gves up in disgust tho hopo of getting tho Ropublican party to ro- nounco tuo temperanco bypoorisy, while tho cowardico of the party on this and the suftrago question i3 boyond expreasion. My, Cornehl usys it will boa good while bofore he goes Iuto tho Domocratio camp. He purposes to romain noutsal 1n the ecoming cauvass, and will uu{gnu only thoso candidates whom ha {(unwu bo sound on the two above-mentioned 88ucs. Tho Coutest in the Fourth Judicial Dintricts Special Dispatch to The Chicas T'ridune, YonxvicLy, Iil., Aug. 28.—The contoat for the vacant Judgeehip of tho Fourth Dintrlot, occa~ sloned by the reslgnation or Judge Wilcox, is now narrowed dowa to two candidetes—Judgo B. T, Parks, of Aurors, and tho Hou, H.I. Cody, of Naporvile. The former gontleman bas the formal indorsement of no party conven- tian, but is cauvassiug the district on his indl- vidual merits, Mr, ly wea nominatod by tho Indopondont Reform Convention, composed of Qelegates from onch of the counties in tho dis- trict, namelys Kendall, Kane, and DuPage, aud which mot at Aurora lagt Saturduy. 'Tho Kepubli- can party loadaraaresecretly siding Parks, andho haa 8 strong porsonal following throughout Kano and Koudall Counties, Ha {4 supposod to havo +ho subport of tho railrond inttaenoe also, and it Is bolioved tho ontire saloon Iufluenco of tho district is beivg usod in hig favor. Consldering that thero i 'considerable spathy smong the farmers, tho election ot Parks fu balioved to bo smong tho possibilitios. Po-night s falr audl- onco met {n Union Hall, shis place, to boarJudge Parks dofine is position, ~Ho gpoke sbout an bour, In bhia usual candid maunor, but no enthuslusm, olcited He n:rvmla his roputation for honest sud sbility s boing fully established in this distsict, but wus not ko euta that hisopponont's wes. He thought tho Iwu plo could trust bim sa to honesty snd dignitiod doportmont a8 safely aa thoy could Ay, Cody, and said ho would not aek for tho oflice it o :éuught o aoutd o Honor o yaa o of the exeitemont of tho Lar, aud wau tho Banoh. Ho was followod oy Isham White, 8 young attorney, from Aurors. Oongressionnl Conventions, GEVENTU 1LL15018 DISTRICT—INDEPENDENT RX- yomat, Svectal Ditpateh to The Chionge Tyibuns, OxNrnasyy L, Aug, 28.~TFhe Indopendent Reform Congresalonsl Convaniion for tbs Bits teoath District was Lold at Vandalls yosterday, and resuitad iu the nomination of tho Rov. Rolls B. iTonry, presont County Judga of Olay Uounty. All tho countien but Bond and Fayouto wero rop- rosonted by uenrly full delogations. The Doud and Fayotte delogates could not all got in on so- fie‘:’;:‘%fig 's‘?&.'i'?: 'fi““l‘ The rogolutions reaf- witls tho fol nwx‘{\gundu':t?:x'x‘:w Adoptod e 1t Retolved, furdier, That tho indebledness of tho country mirst bo mot and pata 4 Tawn of tho nation requlrel: 4000 TRt (o8 thb Resolved, That Governmient atd- qontyibintel for the lmprovomens of fhe saiuasion tho Missleaippl River, and oapocially fta mouth; snd tuat wa whl support fo man For Ochgrass ane is g plodgod to tho carrylog out of the same, Judgo Honry briofly sddressod the Conyention roturning thanks for the nomination, and aspur- ing bia opponenta that lio would make a hard bot honorablo cauvasa of the eutiro diatriot, hoping for succeas. Afler tho appolnting of a Congroe- slonal District Coutral Committoo the Convon- tion adjourned. Wisconsin Grangers and the Pottey Law, Soecial Disnateh to The Chieago Tribune. JANesviLLE, Wis., Aug. 28.—At & meoting of Centre Grango, of this county, tho following resulations wero adopted ¢ Witkneas, As tho rolirond companies of Wiscon contiuio to'violato tho Iaw dally, Rl taco of e o cent dectslon of tho courts, and ‘Judging from apperr- sicod, thoy " inteud to codtiuua'to do 10 indefitelyy Itecolved, Ty Oentro Grango, No, 35, Patrons of Huse batuley of Rick Guunty, At 00 ke showid 1o Home it s ot e Mt e the Goveruor audths cousia'in. Seocuting. the iws o tho Btate, That tho to-calied Potter iaw ahould nch Resolre Do Fopealed, but If nocessary bo xo smended that no rafirond af ‘Western County Conventions, BANGAMON COUNTY, ILL.—NRFUDLIOAN, Spectal Diepateh to Ths Chicaco Lribune, BravarigLy, I, Aug. 28.—~Tho Republican Cottuty Convontlon meets lhoro to morraw. 8. G. Nosbitt, & farmor, will probably be nominated for Sonator, and the Hoo. 8. M, Oullom for the Lower House. Tho Ropublicana will plamp Cullom and tho farmers Breokonridgo, who {8 s 0ld Ropublican, aud in this way the Ropublicana hope ta gt two men sgain in the Lower Honse. It noed not be expected, if DBrockenridge s olected, that ho will act with tho Republican rnrty agaiust his formor frionds tn tho Legis- aturo, Ilo is in oarnost in the Farmora® Move- wont, being himaelf o lasgo farmer, Declinea to fic o Candidate. To the People af the ourth Judieial Circuit = 1 have rocelved o written request, numerously signed by citizens of Kaune aud Du Pago Conne ties, asking me to becomo & candidata for Judge st the approaching election. I learn also that a similar call is boing circulated in the southern part of tho district. For thoeo tokons of confidence and estoom, originating aa thoy did without my knowledge, I desiro to oxpress my vory gratoful thauke. Thero_ato, howover, two candidatos slready in tho flold, oud, wero T to gonsont to tho use of my name as & third, it would doubtluss engonder an uuscomly, triangular scramble, and what ia much mors to be daprecated, woald involva tha use of meaus and appliances which it soems is now necessary to inguro success even in s Judi- cied election, but to which I sm not willing to rogurt, For thesa reasons, I respecttully decling to_becomo a caudidate, Isaso G. Wizsos. GENEVA, A, 28, 1874, Tlho Ohio Eloction, Corwnus, 0., Aug. 23.—The official canvasy of votes cast at the recent election was mado to- day, and shows that the majority againat the new Constitution ia 147,284, and the majority against licenso is 7,386, Tho majority agains! i3 minority roprosentation ia 185,800, sad agaimst railrosd aid, 251,242 The Delaware Democracys ‘WLanaToN, Dol.,, Aug. 28.—Tho Democratis State Convention mot at Middleton yosterday, and nomionted John P. Cochrsn for Governor sud James Willtawme for Congross. Each of the nominations was made on the firat ballos, The rosolutions aro vigorous in denouncement of tho Administration and tho Clvil Rights bill ; cen~ sure the courso of Representative Loftland, and extol the Demoaratic policy In tho Btate, L The MHssouri Democrats, Br. Louts, Mo., Aug. 28.~Tho Democratis Btate Couvention adjourned sine dio st 3 o'clock this morning, after comploting & Btate Central Committeo, An orror having occurred in telographing oo or two names of the nominces laat night, tha {ull and correct ticket is given as follows : yovernor, Chorles H. Hardin; Lieutenant~ Governor, Norman J. Coleman; Becrotary of State, M, K. McGrath ; Auditor, Thomas Halla- dey 3 Treasurer, Josaph W. Morcer ; Attorney- Goneral, John A, Hocknday ; Register of Lands, Georgo Doigle ; Buperintendont of Public In struction, B, D, Shonnou ; Supreme Judges: W. Hu‘uifih, for tho long torm, and William Napion, to 4ill vacancy. ‘ EFarmors? Picuic at Amboy, Correspondence of The Chicago Lyibune. Aspoy, I, Aug. 26,—Tho farmors of Leo County beld their second avpual mecting in @ bonutiful grove in tho subnrbs of Amboy, to- day, and, In spito of throatoning weather, tho surrounding fairs, and the busy season, they made a succoss of it. Somo 2,500 persons wero estimated to havo boon prosont, from all por- tions of the county, and from tho ndjacent countios of Whitcside and Oglo, Tho Execuuvo Committes—M. L. Arnold, E. AL Blair, sod Abram Statb—were officfent fn gotting evorvthing up in ordor, sud the srrange- ments forsponking and for seating the multituda ‘were complete. L. G. Fish presided over the meoting, which begau at 11 o'clook with an cloguent prayer by the Rov. C. R. Ford, of the Mothodist Charch. Tha meoting was thon sddrossed by Alonza Golder, Master of the Btato Grange, st sopio longth, upon tho dutics and workiugs of tuo Granges ; after which the meoting adjourned for dinnor. The groensward fu every diroction was Qquickly covered with groups of familios aud frionds, discussing tho more solid part of tle outartainment ; and, 1n this and social converso, an hour and o half was very agraeably spout. 'At 33§ o'clook tho meeting was agaln caliod order, ahd was addreased by W. C. Flagg, Prosl- dout of the Il inois Btate Farmors' Asnucmtlon" on “Tho Political Ecopomy of the Farmer, which defi;{n{dnd. &8 ho fl:’l;lfihh or rovenuo only. S %hl{'; Hupunrlslt?n and control of rallwsys by tho public nuthorities. . und currency, ogual in valua with gold. 3 Rroamury-noren Toaeosd of National-Bavk notes. . itable taxation. g‘hlnz “on. P, E Ilnlphfiud? -h n):‘agm:ge“ortl;: isting upon the neccesity of chen] fi’u’u mkmf {sr[morud‘;l r.hu;:lnb ; and, at alate oting adjourael B armore Ao otlior industrial claages of Lee County have not yet made any nominations, but it is understood “that & convontion will bo called ere long to bring out men independant of the old pariias. ————ee ORIME. murder of n Young Lady at Dos Moinos, Xie Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dzs Morxes, I., Aug, 28,—On the 14th of Au- gust a well-drossed, handsome, and affable young Womsn cams {0 this city and applied for rooms of B morchant over his stors for tho purpose of carryly tho Lusinoss of drossmaker. Aftor satisfying Dimsolf of her good faith and virtuo, ho leased Lior the rooms, snd sho &t onca went 10 worl couducting horself in & very docent —an industrious manoer. This moruing sho was not geon going $0 hor broakfast, aud about noon the memfihm bolow thought be would laok after por, Upon oponiug the door leading to the gtairway ho disooverod great pools of blood, whioh indloatod murder. The oflicers wero pummoned, and tho corpse of the victim was found ac tho hoad of tho utairs, whouce she had cvidontly boen dragged from bolow, where sha was killed, The Ooroucr summoned a jury, snd an oxamnntion waa made of letters aud papers . about the room, from which hor name was re- cortsined to be Alra, llen DBarrats, of Cloarfiold, Ps. Bhe psesed horsal hore s Mre. Dulter, of Illinois, The planaible clow to the murder {s that sho wsa pur- sued b;‘{r ¢ husbend, sud murdered at firsh aight, The olty lu in & greatatata of excltoment, aud if tho murderer was found ke [N 11ty xecelve §