Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 2, 1874, Page 5

CRIME. - The Atrocious Crime at Henry- ville, Ind, Story of the Man Who Was Robbed and Tied to the Railroad Track, Vigilante Committoes in Waiting for the Murderors. Tour Horse-Thieves Lynched in Blbert County, Col. Minor Criminal Matters. M1 go the 'Track—An. Atrocious orimes From the Touiseiile Courier-Journal, Aup, 51, Onc of the most atroclous crimos ever com- mitted was perpotrated af a point noar Henry- villo, Ind., about 20 miles back of Jefforsonvillo, Baturday night. Tho Couricr-Journal's Jeflor~ gonvillo roporter furnisliea tho following par~ ticutars: As froight traln No. 10, coming south on the J., M. & L Raifroad, duo at 10 o’clock yestorday morning, iu chargo of Conductor Watorhouse, hnd reached o point ahont 1 mile this sido of Tlenryville, the train svas Lailod and stopped. A nmumber of men, probably a dozon, wero athered nround tho bedy of a man, and ‘onductor Wnterhiouss was told that a man Bad been run over by o provious iraln, and was dying. Tho couductor had the njured mau takon on board the train, incompany with Dr. Forguson, of Henryville, who had beew called to rendor modical sorvices, Tho injured oian lmd bis loft log torn off by the troin, snd was weak from tho loss of blood, nad for somo timo aftor ho wns _nboard way unablo to talk. 1fo, howovor, rovived for atimo, and told tho following horriblo story : *My namo s August Gardner, I was born In Franco. Iam but 23 sears old. - I havo no rolations or friends ja this couniry. My father is dead. 1 was going down to Loniayillo in soarch of cmployment, and, 88 1 bad but Jittla money, I thought I wonld wallk, It coulil not hayo boen much past 10 o'clock last “night, when threco mon camo up to meo_whilo was walking along tho track. One of thom domanded iny money, I told them that 1 was poor, baving only a fotv dollars, 'This did not do any good, for thoy soized mo, two holding mo and tho other ong searching my pockots and taking my pocket-book sod averything olse I had, Thoy then threwmo down on'tho track. I thought that thoy were Fomg to kil me, and 1 begged them to spare my ifa. - Thoy enid hothing, but ope of them pro- duced a long pices of ropo frow his pockot, and they commenced to tio mo to the traok, over a eatilo-gunrd. I waa badly frightonad, and boggod thom liard nok to do that, I told them that I never know them, and had never done them any Darm, &nd, it they would lot mg go, I would say Dotling of what had ocourred. WhiloI was talli~ ing sud ploading with them thoy- etill kopt on tying mo to tho track over the cattlo-gusrd. Thoy tied mo longthways to tho rail. The ropo was tightly fastenod around my body, legs, snd arms. when thoy got through I could not move my arms and logs. Whilo waa bog- ging thom not to lonys mo thoro _thoy wont off. I know that tho cars would be along soon, and I tried my utmost to fron myaelf and loogen the ropea that bound mo. At firsy I did not think I would be ablo to move at all, but, after ropeated efforts, Isucceeded in working my arms and body off of tho track. In swinging down, 1 tried to get my left Jeg off, but I could not. 'Tyellod with all my might,' hoping that Bomobody would como and save me, but no ono camo. It was raining hard ot tho time, and vory darl. I had beon Iying thore abont ball an hour, when I hoard the cars whistle, I cannot toll you my foclings. [A porcepliblo shuddor horo passcd over the framio of the dying man.) In & few ecconds tho cave wero nearly up to whero I was lf‘iug. 1 gavo o wild shriok and closed by oyos 'ho cars passed over mo, the wheels cutting off my log aud cutting tho fopos loozo tint Lound mo. Isuffered intenso pain, and erawled and dragged myeolf n fow foot from tho track. I fainted away, and whan I came to was very thirs- ty. It was still raining, and 1 dug a bole in the ground by my face with my fingers, so that it would fill with water, By dolng this I managod to got o littlo wator. 1 was 8o weal that Teould not move, and hallooed frequently duriny tho -night for help, but no one vamo uutil morning, whon I waas found." Weo gsined the abovo statoment after inter- viowing soveral gontlomen who woro with tho dyivg men, The lanfinngfi may not bo oxactly that which ho used, but it is substsntially the same, Dr. 11 H. Ferguron, of Monryvillo, furnishes b8 with the following statomont : * I was arouscd this morning, at 7:80 o'clock, by Nr. Samuet Willinme, Jr., who said that thero waua mnn, who nd been rin over by tho cars, Iyiug on the track 1 milo bolow Henryvillo. Tho news sprond ropidly, ond in A fow minutesa dozen mon had collocted, Wo procured the bond-car and in a short timo wo arrived at the point designatod, whoro wo found tho man, lying on an old ecction dirt_car, with the left log tos off below tho kueo, hi clothing saturated with wator from the rain ; ho was oxtromoly palo and safforing from tho &hock and exposurc. Thora wes no pulso nt tho wrist. I asked him what timo of the night bo had received tho injury; bo enid it wan betweon 10 and 11 p. m. I then asked him if ho had boen drunk nud went to sleop on tho railroad track ; he said no; *that be had been mot by throo men, who demended bis money, aud afior taking 1t from him (which waa anly €6) they bound lnm on tho track.’ I thou went about 60 feot to tha routh, and at ¢ Cow-Gap ' I discovered two picces of oid manilla ropo stilt around tho crosg-tio, with about roum onough for tho body of deconsed, and on laoking round found three other . ropes which hud ovidontly boon cut by the eur-wheels. Auother gentloman found his empty pockat-book 40 feot still farther south. Waoalso found the foot in tho cattle-guard.” Tho train with the dying man on bosrd arrived at Jelfersonvillo yesterday morning o fow min- ules after 10 o’clock. He died in & fow minutes aftor the arrival of tho train, The Coronor of tho county, Jacob Ross, was summoned sud n jury {mpaneled. Aftor a thorough oxamination of tho bod; Dr. 1. TFerguson, of Hentywillo, and Dr. Willlam N. McCoy, of Jofforsonville, who wero nnable to find any marks of violenco upon the body other than fhoso mado by the train, o vor- dict wan rendered “that tho decossed camo to bLis desth by being run over by the cars, and that 1o was tied to the track by somo parties unknown to tho jury.” The murdered man, August Gardnor, was of fino form, about 5 foet 10 inches in height. Ho brd dark-brown hair, brown eyes, and a white, boautiful got of teeth. Ilis featurcs wyore prom- inent but delicato, and his faco was handsome, Tis hands and féet were small, and, judging from tho appeuranco of tho hands, wo do not think that hie Lind over done much hard Iabor, The three flends in hnmnn ghape who commit- tod this cold-blooded murdor without the elight- est catiro nre snpposed to bo ¥ trampors,” Mr, Bamuol Willinms, who lives noar by tho »eene of tho murdor, states that he heard tho cries of Gurdnor during tho night, bub thought 14 waa some drunken man yellis JEFFEREONVILLE, Ind., Bopt. 1,—Tho eitizons of Henryvillo, Ind,, inve offered a roward of €1,000 for the appreliension of the murderors of August Gardner, who was robbed of his monoy sud then ticd to the tailrond track, Bob Thomns and Lewls 2. Clark havo been arrestod on sun- picion of peing tho murdorers. I'he cxamining trinl was to take pluco this evouing. Tho greatest excicomont provails at Henryville, and I the eyldenco is anyways conclusive thero may o tronblo ta-night, as ik 18 roported that a Vigi- lanco Committeo bins boon orzanized, Lynehing of Kive Ilorue-Thievos in Colorado, From the Deneer Ne a, Tip Marlon and Joshus Marion, brothers, and Dick Thompson and Jerry Wilkon, accused of Lorso-staaling, wero hung by s crowd of masked mon ac Middlo Kiows, Elbert County, night bo, foro lust. Tho faots of tho cago, as furnished hy portles who arrived lata last night, aro about as Collows: Luse Baturday tho Bheft of Elbort County Alexuinder Barron, Lroughit Pip Marion, who had baen esught at Running Creolk with Aomo stolen Lo, from Colorado Hpringu to Middle Kiowa. Ao the Bhoriff, with bis prisotier, reachied (.Xamlfl;'ul nn\r-'.lln‘l’ll. g;l ullm ' Eu\\'m‘ Kiowa, ha canght two othors. e Bamo ilina Diok Lhompeou, wha 1...acfli'giflé?:'|?;§'- geerlom two waros and Lo milos, “4lio maros, » dno span, bad boon stolon from somebody nonr Orooloy. Tho samo day Jorry ‘Wilson, an old hand a¢ “horso-thioviug, and Jas- or Marion came to” Middlo Kiowa to awalt Tip farion's arrival from Colorado Springs, in oua- tody of tho Shoriff. Jasper and Wilson wero ar- rostod on susplolon of bolonging to tho gang. Wilson pinyed deaf to the Justioo of tho Ponco, Goorgo Iarhion. Anothor of tho ‘Thompe son_brotliors _waa alwo arioatad, but, while n oharga of a Deptiy Shorlff, Sundny morning, lonped nstrido ‘s hoiso - and osonpod. Tho Doputy, in hot pursuit, slot at tho prisonor {bco times, whon his horuo throw him, About n dozon dlfznnu, on horans, continuod the pur- sult, but at last accounts thoy hnd not over- haulod the flooing prisoner, .- After this ocourronco the balance of tho gang wovo shincklod togothor, Tho trial, which came off boforo Juatico Farhion, lastod throo dnys and nighta. Tho prironers woro oxaminod aoj- aratoly, no counsel bulnF yronont oithor for proa- coution or dofense. Tho trinl resultod in tho prisonora boiug bound oyer in tho sum of 81,000 ench to appoar at tho noxt torm of tho Distriot Court. Bulng unable to obtain bail, however, ;,'Jl“y wora lefl in clinrge of the Sherift at Middle Kiowa. ‘Tuosday night about fifty innsked mon np- poarod infront of the buildiug where the prison- ors woro confined, and overpowered tho ghurll oand his nesistants, took the fonr mon out to s grovo o mile from town, and hung thom, Tho men wore shacklod togothoer in twos, and hung in lt;\-ou, without romoving tho irons from tholr sulklos. Tho Sherlt and Coronor brought them into town | yostorday morning nt 0 o'atack, and (heir bodies, uovoran{ with a pino bough, woro still lny- ing in o wagon whon'our informant loft, await~ ing burial, From appearances, tho ncoks of the doad mon hnd not boon broken, but all of them had probably diod from strangulation. Tho flics and Inacots had already commenced work upon thoir- bodies, and thoir fnces and tongues were fly-blown, Nono of tho .parties wora very bad or vicious-looking mon, but wero all nblo-bodied and well built. Tho gonoral opinion of the citizens was that thie mon wore guilty as oharged, Indoed, Dick Thompson had mndo confossion in open court that some of tho gang camo from Kaneng about two soar ago, and that they bad oporated in Colorado, Toxs, and Kansas over aluco. All of tho gang) oxcopt Wilgon, committed thomsolves in somo manner or othor during the oxaminition in court, The mothor of tho Mnrions lives about 10 nules from Kiowa. In tho store at Kiows, yesterday morning, was poated a notice of snle of furniture, and, ns the notice was signed: by Ara. Marion, it was undorstood that hor object was {o meoure mounoy to onablo bor to furnish bail for hor youngast aon, A Deaperado Killed Wiile Resisiing nn Arrests " Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ‘ Kansas Crry, Mo., Bopt. 1.—~The ‘Journal of Commerce publishos tho following dispatch from Ellsworth; Kan,, to-day; *f Chria Weir, n Toxns cow-boy, ot on the rampage with a couple of rovolvers, ‘and dofled tho ofticors, He .waa ordored by Dopnty Sheriff Stovon to tako off his ‘wonpous, but ho answored by shooting Btevena thmng‘l; tho hoad. Othor officors firod, and shot Woir in tho head, killing him. Btevena ls mor- tally wounded. . A Brutal Murders §7. Lours, Bopt 1.—~Tho Democral’s Bpring- fiold, Mo., npocial says. Col. David Norris, o wealtby nnd ‘prominent citizen of Southwest Missourd, G5 yoars old, was brutally murdored 1ast Sunday, in Baxter County, by s young man nnmed Williom P, Dickson. It appoared that Dickson bought a tract of Iand upon which Col, Norris hold a mortgage, and proceeded to cat off tho timbor, Norris protosted against this, and in nliothlng to restrain Dickson wes shot six times, Dickson confossed and is now in jail. A Mlog Thicf Comes to Gricf. Spectal Dunateh to The Chicago Tribune, ~. YonrviLrz, Ill,, Sopt. 1.—Yestordsy morning, very oarly, o man droye abouta dozon good hogs into Yorkville, and offorod thom for sale. Sherift Newton thought strango of the man'aactions, and, after quostioning bim long onongh to catch him in soveral contradictions, arrested him. ~ Finding that tho Bhoriff mosnt businase, ho roluctantly confesaod thot tho hoga hod boen stolen, but claimod that othors than himgoelf did it.” The Bhoriff took him into his buggy, aud startod for Bamuel MeMath's, the owner of tho hogs, aa con- feased by the thief, Mr, MoMath is a woll-known farmor living nonr Millington, in LaSalla County. Upon arriving thoro, tho prisoner stated that two young mon of Millington drove tho Liogs out of {iio yard into tho rond, and methim, and with drawn ravolvors compollod him to drive thom to Yorkvillo and goll thom. Both of theso woro soon arrested, but it is not clear that they had anything to do with the stealing. Shoriff Now- ton bronght his man baek to Yorkvillo, and be- foro night received a dispatoh from tho dotoctive ' forco at Ottawa to Jook out for Charlie White, shias Charlio Nolan, Willinm Nolan, and Jack Nolan, eto., » forger. The. . dosoription. sont augwored to tho appearance of tho hogman, so A, Nowton ot once luformoed the Ottnwa folks that ho had their man, To day ho took him to Bheridan nnd turned him over to tho LaSallo County oflicors, from whom ho will got his deserts. . o claims to' have beenn Captain in the Confederato army, aud_wae formerly from Louisville or Covington, Ky. He basgorved fivo yenrs in the Illinois Penitentiary, Shot Elis Sisters CixornyaTy, O., Sept. 1.—This aftornoon Ol- ivor Enffor, aman 85 years old, shot his sister with & shot-gun in the house of his father, Judge James Saffer, wounding hor, it is foared, mortally. o has boon ' arrested. - The causo scems o havo beon that Oliver was drinking vfiry :’;?d' ond hin sistor romonstrated with him about it. Suicide of an Alloged Murdorexs O1NeINNNATY, O., Bopt. 1.—Jokn W. Coleman, who was charged with tho murder of Poter Gracffe, in the rear of No. 08 East Beventh street, in this city, on tho 28tk of last June, committed suicido Inst night by hanging himsoft from bis bedstond, which he bad placed in & por~ pendicular position in his coll A Negro COriminal Lynched fn Penu= . sydvania. Mannwsnona, Pa., Sept., 1.—While a negro, ‘who Iast weel grossly nssaulted and ofterwards killed a girl aged b years, 'was being taken to tho Tonuwanas jail, he was taken from tho wagon by masked mon and riddled with bullets, FIRES, A. 830,000 Firo nt Lebanon, 0. ABpecial Dispatch to The Chicapo L'ribune. LrpaNoN, O., Bopt, 1.—A firo broko outat 1 o'clock this morning in & stable belodging to T, Braden, whioh,with sovoral dwellings, the Congro- gationnl Church, tho old Town-Hall, snd the Kirk Houka wero consumed. Totat lost sbout 850,000, Tho insurauco Is as follows; In tho Continon- tal, of Now York, #1,600 ; Franklin, of Philadol~ ]é;llsbus}.ulflx%x‘“sh%gl&ounrgor& $1|:)0(J 3 ZBtng, Undorwritors', 31,000, © o TouOr : <0 HORSE DISEASE, _8r, Joux, N. B., Sopt, 1.—A horse disease, similar to that of %o yoars sinco, s brokon out hore with groat violorico, A lnrga proportion of the working horses of the pity aro wsick, and many hiavo diod, The diseasa 34 bolievod i bave boau introduced by horses attached to traveling cirougos. —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonx, Sopt, 1.—Arrived out, ] Potiorer Algoria, Humboldt, and Bibesie orm Now York, Asrived at thia port, atoamuhip Rus- sla, from Liverpool, Hournasterox, Sapt, 1—Arrived out, steam~ ship Doutechiaud, from New York, ——— ARKANSAS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, - Tarrue Roog, Bept. 1,—~The Convention yos- torday votod down, )Klvazn of throo to ong, a roponition to rapudiato whatis known ag the Ymmm Londs, This was the scconddeclsive vote againgt ropudiation A Little Evaud, From the Viemuta City Lnterprise, T.ast ovoning, o stalwart, middlo-ngod woman, with avms hare and rod, o8 though just out of tho washetub, and cafico aun-bonnet not awry upon hor head, was socn passing hurrledly up mion stroet, loading by tha left ear o squint~ oyed, snub-nosed, frooklo-faced, carroty-head- ed youth of 11 wununers. Fiorce detormina. tion was woon In the oye of the womsn, and o wild fonr of tho wrnth to como was do. pleted In the faco of the ““5' Ae tho pair passod ‘a crowded portion of the sidewall, o bright idow acumedum‘lflnul'tn strike the baoby who way bolng thus roughly led sway, Buddenly pulling baelt ho shrioked in u piteond, despalriug towo : “'m littlo Oharlio Rows !~ T'm littla™ Charlle Ross, whut waa stolo! Won't somebody enva me? Thar's o big reward offered for mo!™ o Loim, Tho!" orfad & young hoodium I tha nrm\'(ll," “oyorybody Luows you and yer old njum ; DAILY FHE CifidAGO TRIBUNT: WEDNESDAY, MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF Rand, McNally & Co,, Engeavers, Chicago. *Daren T Rearny® P, o LINCO) Vion SEPIEMBER 2, 1 PA" "’n > THE BLACK HILLS. AYMap of the New Eldorado. Custer’s . Expedilion---lis Lino of . Mareh, and What it De- k| veloped. Various Routes to the Region— Distance and Cost by l Each, The Gold Discoveries a Verifieation of Opinions Expressed by The Trib- ‘ung Fifteen Years Ago. Foolhardiness of Attempling to Visit the District Before the Indian Tille Is Extinguished. " Gen, Custor's expodition bas roturned. Tho glowing accounts of tho bosuty and the ogri- cnltural and smineral sosources of the Black Hills country havo nttracted univorsal attention to that hitherto unknowa section of the Union. Geon. Custor's dispatohos, Gen. Forsythe's diary, and the roports of correapondents, all agreo a8 to tho facts nbovo stated. Our Bismarck corro- spondent stated in yosterday's issue that Gon. Bhoridan had not troops enough in his dopart- ment to keop advonturous miners out of this vew Eldarado. IF OUR MAT, the extent of., tho Black Hills seoms somowhat contractod.” This was noecessary. to show their rolations {0 the varlous points from whish they oan 'be most conveniently reached. Lator maps slso show them to bo Eomewbst longor from .porth to gouth than from east to west, as the engraver has ropresented thom in ours, G ‘XN M8 EXPRDITION, Gon, Custor took his lino southwest from Fort Lincoln till he trucle tho Littla Missourl, and thouoe, crosaing over to tho North Fork of the Cheyenne, enterod tho Black Hills from thenorth- wont ; and, passing through them, sent sovoral parties to tho South Fork of tho Cloyeune. Theso two_streams seom to.embrace tho ontiro Bleck Hills dstrict. From the South Fork he turned northeast to Harnoy'a Peak, in tho vicinity of which . . GOLD WAS FOUND IN PAYING QUANTITIES, even with tho superficial ;prospecting the miners ‘woro ablo to give tho country, . Hence he pur- sued Lis way nosth to Boar Butto, aud, oxploring ou important aection of the Little Missouri, ho roturnad eastward through Hart River Valley to Yort Lincoln. e Wit our present means of transit, . tho Black Hills can bo . MORE FASILY REACHED thon any ‘of our other mining districts, Din- marck and Yenlton, Dak., North Platto, Neb., aud Ohey ouioy Wyo., ard all ncocasible by rail; and'tho distauco from oach to Hnmuf‘s Peak-{s not vory difforent. Tho Sioux Olty Journal gives the distuncos us follows : Blrmarek to Harno; eak, , North Platto to Horuoy's Peak, GCheyonne o Taruoy's Peak,. Youkton to Iarnes’s Feak (o But Brulo City, on the Missourl somowhero near tho month of thoe White Enrth River, can bo ronched by steamor from Yanktou for 94, and Brulo City to Harney's Peak s 192 milos, The Journal gives THE EXPENSE AND DISTANCE FLOM TIIS CITY :u"uw pointa at tho oud of or on tho railways s ollows : Ohieago fo Bismarck, , .85 Clifeago to Ohoyeune, 48.60 Chicago to Youkton, . 19,05 ©Of courap tho bost and choapest routo torench the mines will depond on tha location of tho ad- venturoer nt the timo of starting. I'rom all this saction, aud castward, tho mout direct and tho chenpost routs, and in all rospocts tho best, 18 ¥ TANKTON. The Bad Lauda must be crossed from Bis- marck; and, from tho Union Pacifle Railway northward, the country is by no means inviting. From Brulo City tho route is up the Vailoy of tho White Earth, whore an abuudsuce of Ellu- turago, wood, aud water can bo_found. 1l ontfita can bo purchased as Sioux Oity and Yank- ton on reasonablo terms, Wero it not for the injunctions the Sloux, and tho Govorumont as well, put upon cmigrauts, tho mines could now be roachod from this city in from BEVEN 'O TEN DAYS AT MOST. Ad the Govornmont s responsiblo for the ox- citoment suro to follow those imporiant discov- erios, an offort sliould bo mada as soon ns possi- ble to oxtinguish tho Indian title, not only to tho Blaok Mills, but aleo to the Big Iorn Mouu- taing and tho adjucont districts. Tho lattor lio wost of the Black Hitla; and tho roporta that they contain gold in large quantitios, ns woll ns tho faot that it is found in tho Dlack 1lills, maorely confirm tho opinlons given in these col- umna MORE TITAN FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, ‘When, in 1858 or 'G9, it bocamo corlain that Qolorado was rich in gold, judging from goolog- ical data, wo camo to the conclusion that tho greut disturbancos eausod by the branoh- ing off from tho main ohain of tho TRocky Mountains, of tho rango to the northenst that forma tho south lino of the Valloy of the Yellowstono, must havo dovoloped in that range gold-beoring districls, Tho paragraph then published i1 thoso columns hina racoived ity ful- filimont in thia yoar of graco 1874, Tut, whilo, iu” due time, we expect tosce & groat rush to tho Black Mills, we warn our road« ors that Lo go uow would bo not ouly a lazard- ous, but & > MORT FOOLUARDY EXPERIMENT, ‘The Slonx regard this as uacred (erritory. Thoy will concontralo their savago bands, and dofond it to tho death with sovoral thousand warriors, Whoover values his lite more than gold will stay sway Ll the Indion titlo to (hewo lunds Is extingnished, Any one, no matter how largo his party, goes thero uow at hiu perif, ——— THE COTTON CROP, NEW OQRLEANS, Ba[)l. 1.—Tho following ia con- donyed from the Nutlonal Cotton Exchange orop voport for Angnst: In Missinsippi, Louisiang, Arkansas, and Tonunosson, the crop generally in suiterivg from drgughs, Tho prospects ure loww favorablo than at tho same time last yesr, and, thouish = month ngo woro gonorally latar, picke ing commonced quito 88 carly, the drought eaus- ing pramaturo opaung: i Alabnmn itginis, North Caroling, and_Sonth Carollns, tho condi- tion is nbout a8 good as at tho samo timo lnsk year, In Georgia and Florida tho crop is in- jured hy drought, -Tho conditions are now logs Tavorable than lnst year. In Misuouri - the pros. peots ara somowhat unfavorablo, Pleking will commenco ton to fiftcon daya onrlior than last yoav. In Kaueas tho condition is botter than last yonr, In tho Indinn Torritory tho plant is suffaring from tho dfought. Picking ton to tif- teeu dnya oarlidr than Inst year, Mearems, Tonn., Bopt."1.—Tho firat bals of cotton from Northorn Toxns was recoived from Dallas yestorday, consigned to Galbraith & Co., gold to'Aglosnato & Co. for tho Grok markot at 26 oenta por pound. —_— AGRICULTURAL FAIRS. At Dixon, Kl Spectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribuna, Drxox, Il1., Sopt, 1.—The District Agrioultural Fair oponod on itho Dixon Park-Association grounds to-dny. Tho entriea of thoroughbred cattlo are immonso. William Stowart's hord of Kontucky cattle, valuod at £120,000, are on the grounda, Col, Dysart's hord, valued ot 880,000; algo Obijah Powers’, Eldor Higgins', Gov. Van Epps', John O, Jncobs', Capt. Rosobraugh's, and .othor oxcollent lerda aro on oxhibition. Tho Goudy Bros., of DoKalb, exhibit twenty Norman draft-horses, The fair, all through and in overy dopartment, has nevor boen oxcolled in tho Stato of Illinois. Trotling ana running-racos daily. On Thureday tho ton. L. D, Whiting delivers tho annual address ot 1la.m. Tho fair closes on Cridny, & Macon Qounty, Al Special Dirpateh to The Chicaao T'ribuns, Drcarun, i, Bopt. 1,—To-day, the - first day of tho anunal fair of the Agricultural Socloty of Macon County, of which tho Hon, J. B, Plokerill, Independent Roform candidate for Congrosa for tho Fourteonth Distriot, is Prosident, has boen splendid, but tho attondance was small. There are o Iarge number of entrancos, however, and & good fair is oxpected. Winnebago County, Iil. Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune. Rooxrrony, Iit, Sopb. 1.—~Tho Twentioth An- nual Fair of tho Winnebago County Agsicultural Bocloty commenced to-day. The entrios of flne atack of oll clagsos yeaterday were very large, —much largor than evor boforo daring the snmo timo. Tho display of agricultaral implements and farm machinory 18 also very largo. Tho borticultural and floral dopartments aro woll od. 'Thoe indications are that it will be the finost and best fair ever held in Winnebago County. Next Thursdsy Gov. Boveridge do- livers tho annual nddress. McDonough County, ¥l Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Macoxs, UL, Bept. 1.—Tho County Fair opened in this city to-day under the most favor- able auspicer, Tho day has beon devoted to en- tries, of which over 1,000 have been mado, nud hundreds aro postponoed until to-morrow. Thore is ono of tho noblest colloction of horses ever therod togothor in tho Stato, thero boing over 0 cutrics fn this class, Of catilo and hoga thoro will bo o mn;ivnmmc display. . Floral Holl fairly gronus with its load of artioles on oxhibi~ tion. "All the fast stoppars aro entered for tho purecs, and good races will como off. Weathor dolightful. Roads good. Shelby County, Ind. Suzroyvitie, Ind, Sopt. 1.~Tho first annnal foir of the Bhelby County Joint-Btock Agrioul- tural Associotion oponod Lore to-day with flno prospaots of & good fair, tho entries in tho live- stock dopartment far oxcoeding the expeotation ot all, Bomoof the fiuest stock in tho State is now on oxhibition hore, The entrics in all de- partmeonta aro larger than was oxpected. Tho rrounds aro all that could be dosired, boing in 8 argo sugar-maple grove. 'Thore is aleo a #plendid Lulf-milo timo track on tho ground. 'é{:l‘u will Lo one of tho best county fairs in tho ato. Xendall County, 11l Special Iapatch to The Chicago Tribune. YonuvirLg, Ill., Sopt. 1.~Tho Kondall County Fair oponod hore to-day, and tho prospect i good for tho beat display and tho largost attoud- anco ever known hore, Mloro ontrioa have been made 5o far than woro over boforo recordod tho fivst dny of the fmr, To-morrow thoro will bo an oxhibition of brood maros, colts, oto,, in the foronoon, and & trotting raco for stallions and one for deyont-oldg sud wuder in tho after- noon. On” Thursday thore will bo an ex- bLibition of atack, a boys' running raco, & Lrotting raco for horsos of any age owned iu tho county, nud sn exhibition of lady oquos- trianism. ~Friday, st 1 p. m., will ocour a grand trotting raco for tho citizons® &ume of 175 or mora, Already soma of tho natad horaos of the Wost ara on tho ground, nmong thom Frauk Allison, Nobraska Grangor, oto, At a'clock, Prof, Palmer will mako & grand balloon agoonsion. Cays County, £l Spectal Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tyibune, Branvsrow, 11l., Bept. 1.~Tho Caws County Tair opened ot Vlrl;:iuin ta-day undor vory favor- ablo auspices, Tho entrios of stook a8 vory lurgo, including somo valuable trottora. Tha at~ tondauco for to-dny wns much largor than wes expectod for tho first dny, the recoipts at tha gato nmounting to over 8600, ''ho fair promisea to bo o grand sicecsi, ! —_———— IN MEMORIAK. Nrw Your, Sopt. 1L—A memorlal meeting iu louor of the lato Alurk Bmith was hold thin aftornoon at Booth's Theatro, and at which wore Presont mnuy mombars of tho thoatrical, htor- ary, logal, aud other profossions, Lestor Wal- Inok presidod, and opanod tho moeting by stat~ fug that fts objoct wes Lo rendor tributo to & fioud and honost man, Resolutions in oulogy of econsed, and pympathy for bis hmflybwem ndopted, aud _addrossos wore dollvored by ox- Mayor liall, Charles W, Brooko, Judgo Carlor, of Oinclunatl, and othors, —_— SOLDIERS' REUNION. Speetal Dispateh to F'he Chicavo Tribune, Xenia, O., Hopt. 1.—Xenia woa ovorflowed to-day by attondants af tho rounion of the Buyenty-sixth Obio Regiment. Not loss thun 8,000 porsons asuombled on tho grounds of the Yome, A procession murohed ‘through the Drinelpal stroots of the tawn, lod by tho Boldlers Iomo and Jamontown Bands, Xx-Gov, N‘fi{nfl salivored o of hiy wiliring ppooclion, full of oloquence, wit, and argumont. Gons. Nogley, Maody, and Groon, advertisod and eoxpoated, failed to arrive. Aftor s baskot dinnor, spaoches wero dolivored by Dr. Jonnor, Suporintondent of the Homo; Capt. MoDowell, Dr. Watt, and tho Hon, L. B. TFunokol. Tha day nssed ploasantly, The Homo was rown open to tho inspection of visitors, and all tho assombly pnesed through it, This has boon 5 gala doy for Xonin, ovorything passing sll plensantly. Tho Home schools openod to- oy, —_— STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Avorngo Assessment of Persounl Prop= erty—Per Cent Necesstry to be Added or Deductod, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BromioreL, Ik, Sent. 1.~Tho State Board of Equalization has divided the work before thom, and it {s now in tho hands of tho Commit- ocs, Tho Committco on Personal Property has 80 far progreasod with ita work that is hss as- certained the nverago asscssmont of porsonal property, and tho por cent nocosssry to Le added or doducted in ench county In ordor to reach the svorage. Below I givo tho tablo of per cont : Countles. Add. .Dcdua’% Oglo. .. e Blophenson..... byl Whitealde.... .. 8 Montgorne Washiagton 9| 5{Macoupin Madison . ! . 0]White. e 08 . ‘Thio table bolow Is tho averngo assossmnent of portonal proporty for the State, and the smount of snumerated propert; Horscs, 3 5.9 Catlo, 16,60 Mulos 0.9 Bheap. : 1,02 oga. ... . 260 Stoam cngines, Including Boilors. .. ..., 682,67 Firo or burglar proof safes. 8, ‘Billiard, plgeon-hole, ota, tal .31 Oarriages snd wagons, ‘Watches and cloc! PlaNO0Rseroers 17,03 Molodeons and organs, 2 Franchises......o.. 978.07 Annuitles sud’ royalties n8.13 Tutont rights,... .. 81921 Blosmboats, sailing-vessols, “Total value'of cnumeratad prop Merchandise,...evssieesaosarres Material and mianufacturod arficios. AManufactured tools, implements, and 34,602,611.00 4,200,499,00 Ty o Lo 3,601,5065.00 Agricultural tols, implements, and ma- ODOTY. o1 ese s ,212,262.00 Gold and silver plai 142,537.00 Diamonda and Jowelry. 12,367.00 Moneya of bauk, bank 9,303,49400 Oredits of bank, banker, brokor eto.... 1,447,084,00 Mooys of ot than binkr, efo....... 10,410,622.00 Orodils of other than banker, ot, 6,414,090.00 " Donds and stocis. 1,003,820,00 Blares of capital of this Bta 11,665,00 Pawnbrokers' 27,025.00 Property of corporati enumornted, toeee B08,010,00 ‘Proporty of saioons and eating-liousos 517,19,00 Touschold and oftico property... L 17,672,025,00 Tnvostmouts in real estato and improve- & 411,084.00 12,420,419,00 4,280,441.00 55,300,293,00 Total value unenumorated proporty, 67,409,304,00 Total valuo of porsonal propost, —a WALL STREE Tomper of Wall Street Yosterday. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Teidune, Nzew Yonxg, Bept. 1.—Thojspcoulative strength infused into the railway aud miscellaneous sharo market on Monday by tho suddon and unexpoot- ed flirt in Erie, found furthor expression to-day. At tho send-off, Erio was 13{ per cent ahove tho closiug quotation of last night. Westorn Unlon Tolegraph, Pacifio Mail, Wabash, and Bt, Paul, 5¢; Ohlos and Union Pueiflo, 2 ; and the other shares 3¢; tho advanco being furthor supple- mented in lator dealings, and culmipating st tho 8-o'clock Doard, Erio banlted an Lowr earlier at 3¢, and at tho Becond Board broko off 1per cent, aud the wholo markot woakeved to tho extent of X to 9% por cout, 'Lhe riso of tho morning may bo atfributed to the smart pur- chagos to cover short contracls, Tho Govern- mant mng bo regarded na a chirmishor prelim- inary to the great contest that may be oxpected when the plang of the cliquo shall bo fully mu- tured aud bmuglhl. on st the momont by the ro- cognizauge in L i ———————— LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Antoresting Insurnnce Case in Hoston. Bosrox Sept. 1.—Tho caso on trial in the Unitod Btates Oiroult Court of Haley, Morso & Hoyden veraus eoveral insuranco companies out- side tho State, Jnotion was brought to rocover 605,000 lusuranca alloged to bo duo thom s a vesult of the fire of May 80, 1873, ‘The firm had sn Inpurance of $125,000, of which ©60,000, held by oftices {n Bokton and viclnity, had been paid, Dofendants dealing pusmuul on tho ground that thoir policles contalned clanses providing for in- validstion in cuse mfihmn wus ugod bn tho In- garadipromiues, and thoy allegs that naphtha was #9 used, Eminoat ¢ountol apposr on both sldes, [ BEECHER--TILTON, The Christian Union* Certifles to Its Own Purity, Mz, -Beeoher Has Made Many Mis- takes, but Never Erred . Ignobly, His Ministry to Others Was L Exalted and Heroic, Interviews witli Moulton---Views of the Religious Press, WEA’I:'L‘EE OHRISTIAN UNION SAYS. New Youg, Sopt. 1,—The Ohristian Union, Mr. Boccher's paper, has an articlo on tho Brooklyn scanda), in tho courne of which it eays: “2fr, Tilton, Mr. Moulton,snd Mra, Tilton have cach, on their own admission, or on amplo and inoontrovertible proof,told two wholly diffor- entstorios of the wholo mattor, Mr. Boecher, alone, hing sald ALWAYS THE SAME THING, The burat of solf-reproach in which he care- essly ot bis hand toa phEut which he had nol- thor written or read, which grosaly porvorted his oxprensions ; the tompestuous self-repronch and gorrow which ho has described, and in which it seoms ho committed himself to a mistaken course in tho whole mattor,is surcly easy to comprehond, Mr. Boceher's well-known, old and long AYFECTION ¥OR TILTON, strengthoned, ns ho has graphicslly told, by s groat sorvico which Tilton had done him ; his profound desire !pflnwflf from the sontimont Wwhick is the deepost In Lia life, to reclaim and save ono who haderrod ; the storn reckoning to which he Lield bimsolf for errora that had aggra- yated the troublo ; that uttor forgivoness which Lio gavo to offonscs against bimself ; the dread of disnstar, not to himsolt only, but to Mr. and Mrs. Tilton, and to tho public moralit aud docency, in the atorm of viloe seandal wh(ug hian ab Inst beon 22t looso; tho utter weariness of lifo, at timos, undor tho burdon ; tho exalted and horolc minlstry to others, nover once intor- rup! bfi his own troubles; all thoso things, though thioy may be forgotton or ‘minundorstood in tho tumult of the prosont, will ono aay BIING OOT ULEARL AND ENNOBRINE in thooyoes of the world, as & mnn who mado many mistakes, but nover crrod ignobly; who hiatd himaelf, through all, pure nmf upright, and the friond of mon and the gorvant of God. Inn note to a friend, juat aftor the Woodhull attack, Ar. Bocelior wroto : *Living or dying, Iam tho Lord’s. Ho knows it, and I'know it, Afor that, it mattors little what happons,’ “'Ta him, indeed,” coutinues the Union *‘it mattors little, Hia noble work will go on, and Lis Mostor will care for him and forit, sud, sooner or Iator, TR WORKD WILL XNOW TIY, TRUTH ; ‘but oach of ua it concerns deaply that wo do not. wrong oursclves by mis] uu’;lng in this issuo bo- twaen a true man aud a lio. E DEEOHER'S COUNSEL. Gon, Ben P. Tracy was to-day retainad as counael for Baevher in the snit of Tilton. ———— MMISOELLANEOUS NOTES. Bpecial Dispatch te The Chizago Tribune, New Yonr, Sopt. L—All wha spoke of the Brooklyn scandal to-dnyscomod tobo pleased that there waaalull in the exeitoment. The prevailing quict will soon bo broken, however, by Aloul- ton's statemont. Ho is expocted to rotaurn to- day, and his papor will donbtloss be published before tho ond of the woelr. RMra. Tilton, bor dsughter Florence, and Mr. Ovington returned from the country on Monday, For some days thoy have all been camping on iho bank of Lake Walrango, spending the timo flahing and rowing. Mrs. Tilton returns in good houlth, which hss been greatly improved by her gojourn in the country. CAPT. 0. C. DUNCAR, who was formerly Burnrlntundunl of Plymouth Ohurch 8unday-school, but who resigned in the enrly part of the yest, Was questioned rogarding his position and his rocont lotter to Mr. Moui- lton. e stated in mp\g that he felt that the churcli did wrong in rofusing to hear Moulton, and thot suck: rofusal was wholly opposed to tho tenching of Mr, Boochior, who hiad always stronu- ouely contended for froo specoh. - He sald further, I censod to be tha Huperin- tendont somo timo last Jlu\mr&, sud I have olso resigmed tho ofticc of Doacon in tho choreh. As to my motive Iwill on}y gay that Isigned theso rosolutions beeauso I was not in aceord with tha policy of the church rolative to tho earlior stages of this troublo, but I do not propose to terminais my connection with the olurch as one of its mem~ Lors, but, on the contrary, I propose to stiok."” el INTERVIEWS WITH MOULTON. From the New York World, Aug, 30, Upon calling upon Moulton at his house in Romson strcot yosterdey aftornoom, ho was found at work on lusiness papera in a room up- stairs, and the only reminder of his visit yostar- duy was a filo of open lettors ot his olbow. Bome- thiug over bave reached Mr. {Mouiton in tho last twonty-four hours, ono and all congratutating him ou his position, and writ- ten by all sorta of people and of all lengths, froi o merce note that ran, ‘' Moulton: Hurrah for {aul Ouo amongst throe thousand,” to long let- org, ono from & woll-known New York lawyer, which declarod that tho writer would havo pro- vouted Mr. Moulton’s appearance at Plymouth Chureh, had he beon at his houso, but a8 mat~ tors had furned out ho spproved of Lis golag, . . o A queation in rogard to his present feclings to Mr. Bocchor drew out this anawer, given in o tone of ealm deliboration. “You will obsorve, air, that now, s hithorto, In all tho interviows which I have Lad _with you, I am without anger. 1t is trus that I can bardly reslizo that L am now ncting in sntag- onism towards tho man who has honestly, m\munflx, and fully ropontod for tho sin which ho has committed. I know that tho question will ot onco bo asked, How could Moulton admit a self-confessed edultoror as o visitor to hig houso ? I answer this queation in this way: It is accopted among orthodox people that God !orlfivusnxoponbeut man, and I don’t protond to be botter than Goad. domnation on Mr. Beecher's part, mado to mo with all tho eloquenco that belongs to his botter self, induced me to cspouse lis causo, and 1 gave my timeo, m{[ hoart, my money [a in whicl r. Moulton seumoed to pouse, ho considonng his noxt utteranco, whioh came with great cmphasis at last], with lios, in his behalf, and now he turns upon me, I waswarned in tho boginning of this con- troversy against his natural treachory. I refused to boliove that lio was o man that conld Lo guilty of tho porfidy which, with his matohless art as o ritor and afl the forco of hig porsonal influonce, o hias brought to boar sgainst me. But, sinco ho s himsolf prosontod the issues botweon bimself and mo, I shall not hesitato as & man, lionorably, without askiug credonce for my own utatomont, to prove him, as I eald to yon a wook or two ago, o liar, n libortino, asneak, and & min- {stor, and to show that tho lagt.is the only po- pition from whioh hoe cen reign,” Do you feol cortain of tha force of the proof you are about Lo bring forward ?” T havo no_doubt whatovor that Mr. Boechor will Do proved guilty by (ho facts whon thoy shall all, Wltlloufflxcnphon, be brought torward, and ho will bave no escapo whatover from the rosul *What then?" "‘Why‘ ho will continno pastor of Plymouth Churel s beforo, 1 havo nlwaye esid to him that ho could, at any time during the lust four yonrs, biavo mado a plain and mnn\{ coufossion of the truth to bis own cougrogalion, accom- panied with tho eamo ponltence ha hos exhibited tomo, and his peoplo would havo ralliod about him just as his own cougrogation Las dou and just as you aow Pyymouth Church do 1..31 night. ! Wag this yonr mvnnlufi in uaying in & publio lotter, * You can stand if tho wholo case weapub- Hshed to-morrow 7 “You; that is exactly what I mennt, and_you will notico my judgment of the case hua boon confirmed by the prompt support which he has received both from his™ Committeo and lig con- crogation, Plymouth Chureh, or rathor tho onding epiritd who givo tono to its actions, would not thvow such 4 men ovorboard for any wrong, however sovious, particularly if ho him- eolf yhiould show honoiuble grief aud ropont- ance.” **Ilow did Mr. Boocher rogard your adwice?" " Alr, Bocohor navor took my view of the sub- Ject. 1lo ]{runulmd It to othord, but refuned to Practico it himsaif. Ila always protosted that & winistor' reputution was ke ® woman's: & Brcath of wuspielon desivoyed it. My own viow of thy walter wud, thot Lis roputation waa 50 Tho oxpression of sorrow, of griof, of solf-con- | — —] groat, and his inborent strength of o aud mln‘y noble and oxcollont K:nmluu :'3?-'.'1‘.?1‘1 fost, thaf ho conld have bnmoTbo sirain of aucly & coufossfon exnctly sa Aloxander Hamiltor Dore it & whosa public repute, oven after ho so- knowle plmd hia foult by his own hand, passed not into Joworbut highor rogard amonghis conne trymen, for thoyesid of him: Horo is a man yoak enough to orr, for which ho fa blamawor- thy; but Xore also' innman who lins had the strength to confosn his fault, and for this wa hold him in groator favor than bofora! Mr, Bocchior's #in_ o o common ono, awon mon, partionlarly of bis physical mol but [ am still of tho opinion ihet, i Mr. Beechor, inatoad of his argumant of falashood ag.inst & friond who had saved Wim from ex- posure for four yenrs, hnd anticipatod tha Com- mittoo by a publie acknowledgment of hia of- fence, accompaniod with & suitablo oxprossion of sonllenl sorrow, he would have stood highen in the community to-day than ho can over hope to stand now.” **'Woro you alono in this advico 2" I am not the only ono who lins exprossed to Tim this nFInlnn: and Ihazard nothing in the prodiction that he will yob snffer griof and ro- morae beenuse ho did not select sxwfi & COUTA0 B this, rathor than to turn, and withs the daggor of an nosasain alab his friond.” As_tho convarsation wae drawing to a clogo, tho aftornoon mail was brought in, Ar, Moulton opencd ono after anothor, and about s dozen proved to bo congratulatory lettors, As ho road oneof theso, Lo turned to a friond in the room and gaid; +* This Ia o eingular lottor for mo to roceive nt this juncturo from one of tho mout prominent. membors of Plymoutt Church,, from a man who has boen tho intiwato friend of Mr. Beecher for years; [turning to his_visltor] permit mo to rend you s few worda.” Mr. Moulton road from n lottor, algued by ono high intho counseln of tha ohurch, & long passage in which the highost ad- miration was oxprosgod for “ tho daring and gelf- gnom-'l_flutln (mg’n%l‘llp, th.u( un&l‘x:ng hzuml and 1a-. " of Mr. Moulton, **for J Wlhb‘mifi"':t-" 1t whick ssomed! will bo remembored that, aftor the publica- tion of tho statemont he hiad originally nl?uda for the Commitico, Mr. Moulton announced that ho sbould propnre an anawor to bir. Beochor's statoment, faking up its argumonts and alloga- tiond in dotail, That etatomont is now ready ; it ia amplo and divect m its naturo, and sustainod by documents, Tha documents' will throw an outircly difforont light upon much that Las poseod, and will comprise somo of which the publio bss hithorto remsined in entire igno- rauce, £rom the New Fork Herald, Aug. 50, Roporter—Yau are erodited Y ona of tho pabs lic prinis with baving told o writer tun"m—. Boocher had confessed to you that Lo had com. mittod an_ indocent asmault mpon & moarcied woman. Did you say this thing, as publishod ? l\dl'r‘.chlrnn;x.non—l did not ugo thio words acored~ Teporter—Are you proparin, 0t] m;r‘n 1;:; fi{b"“?fi"? proparing another atate- r. Moulton—I have a statoment re o T e eporter—Will it contan any new evidence, :; .'}‘g?"; anything that will substautiate your 5 i Mr. Moulton—Tha public must judge of that question. Ihavo mado nocharges. I do not gy whon I ghall givo this atatomontto tha pross, but Ido oy that it will coutaln nothing that will -’;lnnh from any provious statemont wmade by 0, Reporter—A fow months ago n local paper oontained a card cballonging all P Ll wero in anauulm of documents or papers of sy kind \het tonded to criminato Mr., Beechor to come forward and produce said papora. What was the objoc: of that publication F Br. Moulton—It was writton for the purpossof. challenging Mrs. Woodhull, Heary 0. Bowen, and oihors, who olaimed to havesich evidonce, tocoma forward and produce tho ssmo. Of course I had papors inmy posacasion which wera not, it waas understood, "to bo published, and wo wanted to. 800 what they Lad. ‘I suporvieed the writing of tho communication, At this point the interviow terminated and the writer took his departuro, impressed with the fact that Frank Monlton Las pat awey his pips of poace, girded his lolng with knife and tomn~ hawl, put on his war-palut, and is going on tho trail for tho socalps of suints about the Plymouth ‘hunting-grounds. From the Yew Fork Sitn, Aug 31, Mr. Prancis D, Moulton was 'at home yesters dny, and quictly read Lin oxtonsivo corrchpond- once. A reporter found him in the midst of ahoapof old and now lolters, e sald: “I hoar that I am nol going to givo the publio anything new in my noxt statomeut. Look at these lottors from Mr. Doocher, and thins one from s lady," and this ons from au- othier porson whoso namo I withhold.," Mr. Monlton pagsed to tho reporter with this remark two lottors fn the handwriting of Mr, Broohor, which contalned strong snd sirango sontences,, which Mr., Moulton requosted shonld not be' printod, A strong condemnntory letter is tho one written in a lady’s haud by ono of the wit- nosses beforo the late Commitieo. These, with athors, ara to_be printed in tho now statemont. To answor the chargos that he hnd proved unfaithful to big trust, ho showed to the re- porter o lottor written by him to his wifo charging her to guard his papors woll, and f. lottor from his father, which was written in tha midst of theao tronblos, in which Mr. Sovern D. Moulton #aya : ‘‘You have not made mo a confl~ dant iu this ordoal, 8o I cannot adviso,” Mr, Moulton then openod & lottor from Mr. Beecher, which had egoaped his notice, It wan dated July 28, 1874, and bogan, “My dear Frank." It arrived in his nbsenco in Now En gland, Mr. Moulton declinod to mako its con= tonts known, - Tho_roportor askod Mr. Moulton if he liad in~ tonded to accuro Mr. Doochor of rape before his congregation or in Lis statoment, conpling it with an alieged confension from Mr. Beocher, aa it was nagortod. Ha ropliod that it was only in relorenca to such a charge mado by Mr. Bowen that he had anything to ssy, and abont this only did he intond to spesk. Ho nover in any way wished to say that Xr, Deocher bad con- fesged such n crimo to him. — WHY P T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bir: Will you bo kind onough to explain to tho publio why such » high-tonod goutlomen as Mr. F. D. Moulton allowed Lis family to attond Plymouth Church for fonr years, whon ho know the pastor had heen guilty of criminal rolntlons with Mrs. Tillon in particular, and about a dozon. mors in genoral ? Now, don't you think it a little thin? OxE o¥ Youn READERS, Omoado, Aug. 1, 187, [Mr. Moulton's osplanntion of this point will be found clsewhero, in tho account of an inter- viow with him by a roporter of the Now Yorlk World.] - THE INDIANS. Toxan Comanclics Seing Gathered Ine ‘Wasmxgron, D. 0., Bept. 1.—Gen. Davidaon,. commauding Fort §ill, tolegrapha to tho Indian Burean undor date of Aug. 28, via Caddo 31st, ennouncing his arrival at that placo from Auvn- darko with 850 pooplo, Comanches of tho banda of tho Iron Mountain. Omno of the Chiofs gave up his arms to Gon. Duvidson whon he surren- dorod. Tho other people were colloctou snd brought into tho Agoncy. ———— 'The Pullman Car Abroud. Col. Thomas W. Xuoy, the journaliet, who has baon iraveling in Litropo for a yoar pait, writos from Borlin on the 10th of August as fol- lows: “Tor the lnst throo wooks I have beon koooking around with Col. Gourand ina Pull- man car, which you aro doubtless aware wag taken to the Continont two or threo monthy 8g0. Tho ear has been' from Liverpook by tho way of Loundon and Ostoud to Parig, Moot Cenia Tunuol, Turin, I'lorence, Romo, Naples, Bologna, Venivo, Sommering Pass, Vionna, and Berlin, and since coming hera ivhas made two trips to Lotsdam and onoto Frankfort-on-the-Mam, It starts {o-night for Bt. Potaysburg, Ly the wey of Bromberg, Keenigsberg, and Vilua, !Lopglug a eouplo of days ot the frontior to adapt the truoks to the Ruselan gaugo. Whon 1b rouches Bf. Polers- burg will have travelod 7,000 kilo- moters from Ostond. Bo far tliero hus not bqnn tho slightest accidont, not oven a hot box. Tha car atiracts ns much stteution ¢ o monagorta in. a conntry town, and has hoan visitod b’y thou= sands of poople, including Grand Dukes, 1, rincoa, railway ofiloialy, wnd all sotta of ‘awells’ genor- ally. All hiave exprossed the greatost admira~ tion, and noveral important contracts aro undor negotintion in addition to thoso alroady eon- cludod and sunounced.” WILSON BROS, . 67 'Washington-st., Chicago, Aud Fourthest, Like's Quem Mouse, Ginchunatl,