Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1874, Page 5

THE INDIANS. The Battle of Wichita Agency. A Decisive War to Be Waged in the Southwest, *YThe Last Chanca for the Indians.” The Battle.of Wichita Agoncys Bpectal Correspondence of The Chicaso T'ribune. _ Wionrza Acenar, Ind, Ter., Aug. 20, 1874 The hostllo Kiowss, Ohoysuncs, snd Co- anchos hnvo crossed tho bloody Rubican, and oroattor,|in the Southwast, it 18 to bo war to tho sudfo, il ono or tho other party iy ubtorly sub- duod,—tho sottlors or tho Favagos. On our sldo wo Lave noarly 8,000 offcctives in tha fiold, swooping down npon tho savages from all quar- tars, and rojolcing In the fact that Leroaftor no rosorvation-lino will bar the arm of justica from reaching and punishing tho guilty. *‘Say," sald Gon. Davidaoy, in conversation with Tur Om- Qg0 Trigune's correspondent, 4 that wo will etriko such a blow as will ‘sottle tho difficalty auce for all timo, This is THE LAST CHANCE POB TIE INDIAN.” And, to do the Indian justico, ho is not back- ward in accopting ihis -last chance, but hos boldly assumed tho' iuitlative agninst tho soldiors fully a8 numorous 08 his own warriors. No battor ovidenco could be given of tha das- peration with which the Quliods prophot has 1illed the nvlgcu, building upon the sub- wiruoture of Indian hatred for tho whits, in- oreased nod intonsified into arrogant contempt by our mistaken ponco-policy. o the Indinn any concossion whatever is prima-facie evi- d%Nfif cu\mdlco.f e G u the morniug of 6 224 (Saturday) on, Dayidson arrived horo nnornl(an:ud mrz'rclx by wght, with four companics of the Tenth Cav- alry, from’Fort 8ill, 30 milos south,—his object boing to take there somo aighty lodges of Quliodas, under Big Red Food. Theso Comsn- ches bolonged to that reservation, but rofused £o o i and bo enrolled, and, under the Cotu- mirsioner's iustructions, wero linule to arrest as wrisonors-of-war. * Thoir squattor-camp was ritunted noar our commisunry stores, where tho Poucthiokn Comnnches wero ericampod. Bolug ration-day, tho Indinus wero presont in full forco, Gen. Davidson domauded of Big Rod Food— what's in n name 7—that ho should eapitulato, * and the Chiof assented for his band; but, whilo Lhoy wero discusaing the terms snd mannor of disarmamont, the wily savage, WITIL A WIOOP OF DEFIANCE, dashod toward his pouy, mounted and galloped away. His daring mancuvre drow on him tho Bro of a whole company; but he escaped by dropping over the sido of Lis horso, Comancho- wise, and clinging to tho animal with ono knoo nnd one hand. At the vory same moment, tho Kiowas, nuder Lone Wolf and Woman’s Heart, who had been enrolled ss *friendios,” juluuvf the Comsuches. ond poured & volloy ou tho troops; o that, in a momont, thore was taging ae hot © fight na ovor wnd seon on theso laing, amid & most ox- citing seeno. ‘Tushinway (whom Davideon des- igoated pablicly after tho fight as * the brayest and best of tho Comanches™) and $ho other friondly Chiofs dashed under & rain of bullets among tho combutants, ordoring their friendly tribesmen off tho field, that the troops might yunke no mistako in moting out pumshment for the treachorous attack. Charging the Indiaus Dravely, tho troops socized their camp and sot firo to'and destroyed 80 lodges. In nlmostovery lodgo explosions of gunpowder and cartridgos ?’“Z“fl ltihu the Indians had boen fully propared or fighting. Tho friendlics scattcred at once to thoir vil- Inges, whilo tho hostilos scoured the comntry round the Agency, AEEXING FOB HCALPS, and, alas! finding wany. Some ton whites have alrendy boon killod and five bodies brought in. Among theso wero Thomas Osborne, s Son-in- Juw.of Black Beaver, Chief of the Delawares, and threo of bhig haymakers. Tho Dolawares,— bo it known that this tribo furnished Cooper with his idenls of the noble red man,~—though now reduced to but a handfui of warriors, ato tho true-as-steel allios of the whites, and furnish thesoouts whoaro loading the converging columne towards tha pluns. OFd Diack Donver wee ag nonrly hoartbroken ss & stoical savago ean bo when his daughter's husband's corpse was car- ried in, piorced through with & hundred arrows, ita oars and noso cut off, otherwise namo- leasly mutilated. As 800n ag the fight commoncod, tho Kiowas raided tho trader's etore, carrying off and dostroying goods to tho value of somo $10,000. At daybreak on Sunday (23d), tho hostilos, somo 250 strong, appeared ou the heights ovor- looking tho Ageucy, and commenced a lively akirmish with tho troopss Just when our safoty and that of the eavally was throstonod, Capt. L. H. Carpontor mado a gallant charge with 50 dlsmounted cavalrymen, and rotook the hills, ‘Tho troops stationad in the store, koeping up a bot fire on tho attacking savages, ropulsed an nmgmu there, whereon the Indians withdrew, ang, BETTING VIRE YO TITH PRAIRIE,— tho grass belug, from the long droughts, na inflammablo 28 tindor,—tried to—in their own phrase—* wipo us out with firo.” Tho flames and smoke forced many of tho troops in; bnt, by desperato exertions, we eaved the mill and buildings. I should havo said, earlior in this lottor, Lono Wolt, a Riowa Obief professedly friendly, tried to firo tho commissary buildings, whorein’ wero all tho rations for the tribes; buk the fire waa discovered and oxtinguishod. ‘That sume day (Sunday) the Indinus commit- ted mnny outrages all ovor the surrounding country. = Thoy burnod Wichita School-Honse No. 1, about 5 miles from Lere, and aboutsn dozen housca built for tho Indians, meluding Opossum’s houso, » fine two-story building bo- longing Lo tho woll-known Dolaware Chiof, with those of J. Davis and of sevaral Caddoes. In thicso honses and lodges the friondly Indians, na a goneral rulg, Jost all thair winter-provisions, Riankets, and clothing. Our loas in the fight, besids the unbappy men who wore massacred, was only four soldiors woundod,—three goverely., About & dozen In- disns wero killed ; but, s tho Comanchos NEVER LEAVE THEIR DEAD LENIND THEM,— indeed, many of the eavages tia thomseclves to their horses cre going into & fight,~we have to depend largoly upon guesswork, . On Monday, the24th, tha [riendly Chiefs poured into the Agency to loarn what “their Fathor" was going o do, A cousus happily showed that none of the poasoful Indiens bud been killod,— & nubfoct for cougratulation, sitico all had been #0 intimately mingled when tho fight bagan. About 2 a, m. two companies of the Twonty- fitth Infantry reached hore from Fort 8ill. mak- ing soven companios in post,—thres of infantry. Yestorday the friendly Chiefs again came in in forco,—nmong tham boing Kicking Bird, Iron Mountain, Cheovers, Horso Back, and Sun Boy, of tho Hiowas, and old Pacer, the Apacho Achilles, Lono Wolf's men, they say, have * woved off, though whitnor 1€ is imposidble to suy. Tour companies remain were to garrison the post, and Gen, Davidson takes the fleld at ouce with the rest, on a ven daya’ ecout. . All tho unfrioudly Kiowas Were in the Battlo of Wichita Agoncy, uxmmmg Bow’s band, and he was off ruiding on his own account. No Cheyennea wers out, which is unoxpoctedly goad nows. HBatanta is out with his band,—a picco of nows that knocks the Quakers. Wheu Satanta came back from his long Imprisonment, he was inclined to ‘“nccept the inevitable;™ but bis proud spirit has been unablo to suffer the removal Trom his Chiotship deorsed by the tribe, and the taunts of * woman-hieart " hoapad on him by tho braves ; and he is in the fleld agaiu, burning to uhow that “ Batanta is no squaw.” 2 Advices from Gene Popo’s Expodition, Fout LEAVENWORTI Sepl, 2. To LiettGers P, 11, Bheridan: The following dispatoh from Col. Miles is just recoivad ; Caxgp o {io#T BANK 0F Dax Tonx or WAsHITA, " HouTuwrst ANTELOPK FIILLS, Ang, 96, Arrived horo yestorday—all well, Ligui, Duldwin end party hiave rejoined the command. He scouted ‘Wast to Lo Adobe Wulls and down tho Canadiun to tho Antolopo Hiily, and Lad two uffrays with Indians ; dlod oue und 'woundod ong, and eaptured four pontes, efe. Tiio tralls and tho linos of rotroat al thdicate tiat s Tndlans bave gono #outh to the North Fork of the Tted River and ita ailluents, Tam marching south and sonthing ; have iwanty- ouo dayw’ supplisg, BT e Mt P o e, ni aro burning Lie grasn in our front, Full particulara by mafle - o JouN Pove, ireved Major-General Commanding, LUMBER INTEREST. Minnesota Lumbermen Protest Aguninst the ;itepeal of the Duty on Canadlan Lumber. 7. PavL, Minn., Bopt, 2,—At & largs meeting THE of lumbormon ‘of the 8t. Orolx, ot Htillwater,. after tho adoption of a proamble. setting forth thut the busitiesa of cutting timber had boens overdonsy sud thal prices ochialtied duritg THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, S’EP'I'E'MBER 3, 1874, tho last two yoars havo not pald roasonablo wrofit, whila tho forests have beon stripped of yalunblo timbor, adoptod the followlng . rosolu- tious 1 Resolved, That we, lumbormen of {ho Bt Orolx Valloy, Dloitgo ourselves to unito Witl the gonesal Tm- vor Intercats of thiis nnd othier lumber-produeing Siatos f adopting such nfeans aud_monaures nn 1y scom_ requisito (0 accomplish o resnlt so- imporatively dumnnded, Resolved, That wo view with alaem the propased repoal of tiatles o Canadian lupubor, nnd in view of tho itntnonso atocks of lumbor and 10g wow hold by Amorle can parties, and tho vory low pricea at which tiey sre boing eold, it would b abmoluto rufu to ndd to tho tock the nmotut which wonld bo throws on o market by Cannlan manufacturors, and protost inst the ropeal of asld duty becusn 16 will Lo proj- udiclal to tho Intereat of tho whole American poople, s wo call on our Bonntors sad. Toprosantatives. (6 defoat such ropeal {f possible, |, . Dolegatea wera anpointed {6 attend tho Sfoto Con- vention of lumbetmon at” Minneapalla on the th inst, SPORTING NEWS., - Goldsmith Maid Makes Her Mile in 2, Notes Concerning Other Fast Trotters. The Ballimores Defeat the White Stock- ings---5 to 1. THE TURY. GOLDSMITH MAID BCORES 2:14, TBostow, Bopt: 3.—At tho socond day's Taces at Myatic Park to-day a spocial purso of $2,600 was offered to Goldsmith Mald to.best herown record of 2:143¢, sho to have threo trials, The Maid appesrod betwoen tho heats of tho socond race and made ihe first heabin 2:103¢, going casily all tho way round, accompnniod by n runner attachod to & bugpy and drivon by Jnmes Golden, The socond trial was mado un- dor the most favorable auspicos. The track had beon scraped closo in_to the pole. “Thora was absolutely no wind, Budd nodded for the word tho firat time ho camo down, e Maid trotted tho firat %nnmu- in 831 seconds, and tho lalf milein 1 o?j. nn&ngl‘\mr hoad once just boforo sho reached thero. The last half milo was trot- ted without the lonst show of a bronk, and sho mado hor bost rocorded timo, 2:14, amid tho choors of the assembled thousands. THE NEW KING OF THE TUTF, ‘Thio Saratoga correspondenco of the New York @raphic says: ‘Not having soen the great racey tho nexi thing was to a0 the violorious racar, vo to-dny I drove ont to call upon Followersft. Followeraft {s us gentle as a little dog, and Aubmittod to belng kissod and patted with n uictnoss thaz almost boeamo ))nlronidmi condoscens slon, o has not » proud alr, Lowover, like somo of tho racers of his family, notably his uncle, Asterotd, who alwayn strikes an attitudo whon visitors approucl Lim, Felloweraft looks rather moek, but yot has ‘sn air of dotorminaton, ns if conscions tint when things become serious hio would show who was who, Hols a cheatnut, and baa some of tho Lexington mnrks, & palr of very long whits stockings on his hind Iegs, and & good-aized star on hia forotiend, His mane and tail are decidedly blonde, just tho red-yels jow with which tho blonde of tho period has fumiliar §2ed us, Ho hind ou his lrn\'kllnf clothes of red tlan~ nel, but one of his attondants kindly removed his bon- net to show his face. Felloweraft hurt himsolf not & whit in the raco ; ho came n—thoso prosent at the findsls_told mo—porfectly fresh, and looking as If b could riin anothior 4 miles. Hoaio u good square meal, full rations, aa soon aa it was offered him after tho Taco, and no'batter sigu of hualth can & horse ovinco, THE MARE LUTA. Roforring to a recent r-markable performance of tho mare Lula, at Rochestor, WWiikes' Spiril of the Times saya : Mr, Defarest haa constantly affirmod for tho past #wo yoors that o had a mare that could beat auything but Goldsmith Mald, and whben not trotting sgainst lier coudd beat ber time. Wall, overy owner of some- thing extrs-fast is apt 4o bold and expross opinions of & shnilar nature, but somehow or anocther they are never fulfilled, ' Now, howe tho wonder bms shown horself, and undar cire: noes which upliold all that both Mr, Doforeat and Mr. Harkor hawso cone fidontly atated, Lula s tho latest one to breek tio | twontios and mecure & recond mong the “leens,” and that with o bound that baa electrificd tho whiola trotting world, At Cleveland sho showed lersaclf to bo a graatly iimproved maro sinco hor retiro- ment last fall; and at Rocheator, on Tueadny last, in tlie 2:24 purae, aho mado the third hoat fn 2:1637, come {ng homa from tha half-mile in 1:07%, and making o Josing break in tho first Lalf, Such s porformanico plncos Lula st once in the first flight of the trotting turt, wnd it 4 a ploasuro for us to congrutulate M, Harker o tho lon of the scusation of tha hour, Wa only hope tho titme s 1ot far distant when w sliali Do called npon to chroniclo » atill greater iriumph for her, . Lita, gt Lk, as commonly spaliod.fa 8 by maro, standit 18 bnnds 1 tncky or” blood-ita appsarmucey and ono whosa confortnation hay alwsys impressu us with tho idoa Uit sho was posscasod of grest power snd endurance. Sho was aired by Alessudor's Norman, ho by the Morso Lorse, ior dam befug a thoroughbred mare, Trotting under tho name of Jemnio Perry, ahe, soversl ears since, mnda a rocord of 2:27% in Kontucky, Provious to becoming tho property of Mr, Hurker, slo was owned by Col. ‘Weat, of Georgotown, Ky,, who sold har nbout” threo yoars ago, whon sho_ Wi brought East und placod in the hands of John Loveit, who then trained for Mr, Harker. Under his hands Lula did not make much rostesi, and, aftor ier poor performnieo st Springield t fall, all of Mr, Harkor’s horses wero transforred to tho ‘care of Mr, Oharles Groon. But & fow duys after this change Lula trotted st Prospoct Park, Sept, 24, in 21241, that belng hor last appearance previous to her raco 8% Oleveland. —_—— BASE BALL. TAY WHITE RTOCKINGS DEFEATED BY THE BALTI- MORES, Barrivone, Sopt, 2.—The tenth and last game of the shampionship sorics betweon the Chicago aud Baltimore Basc-Ball Clubs resmlted as fol- lows: Chicagos, 1; Baltimorcs, 5. Runs earned ~—OChicogos, 1; Baltimores, 2. Baso lits—Chi- cagos, 4; Baltimores, 8. AMATEUR GAMES AT OLINTON, ILL, Speciad Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Crivrox, 1IN, Sopt. 2.—To-day's games in tho baga-bsll tournament wore as follows: Red Stockings, Jr., of Chicago, 21; Lightfoots, of Leroy, 14, Bocond gamo, Arcola, of Arcols, 42; Fearless, of Wapolla, 20. An exhibition gamo at 4 o'clock was played bo- tween the Reds, Jr., of Chicago, aud the Libor- tios, of Bpringhield, which rosulted 1 a viotory for tho Libertios—6 o 12, In tho shooting-match W. D. Longnockor won tho §120 tea-sot, * GAME AT BT. LOUTS. St. Louts, Sept. 2.—Base ball—8i, Lonis Red Stockings, 12; Staten Islands, 4. —— ORICKET. CHICAGO VS, BT, LOUIS. Capt. Harry E. Sharpo, of the St. Lonis Crickot Club, hns made arrangements with Mr. Thomns Wright, the managing man of the Chicage Club, to play a roturn gamo on the 10th inst,, on’ tho Whito Stocking base-ball ground, cornor of State and Twenty-third atreots. —_— % AQUA'TIC. HiLrax, Sept. 2.—Morris, of Pittaburg, has accepted Brown's offor to row at 8t, John's on the 284 inst. CRIN A Colde=Rlooded Murder im Now Ore leans, Nzw ORLEANS, L, Bopt. 2.—Justin Bordon- ney was murdesed by Aloxander Nowton lnst night. The bloodthirsty disposition of Newton was the only cause for the deed. Bordennoy was an industrious, iuoffensive jowalor, and loavas a wife.and soveral small childron, New- ton, in 1872, murdored Polico-Officor Townsend, but, being - pot of tie aulliorities, escapod un- uuished. During: tho pask two years ho liss en engaged tn half » dozon cutting und shoot~ ing serapos. o is now in the lock-up, The Jersey Olty Scandal, Nuw Yonrxk, Sopt. 3.—John B. Glendenning slopt at the homo of » friond on Monday night. o sti!l foars violouce at tho hands of aa fndip- uant populaco, Ho roturned to Jerwoy City Heights yostorday. tred B, Pomoroy, the brothor of Mary Pome- roy, left Jorsoy d‘;l{ with the little wait horn unta hia sister, last. evening. ‘The infantw ;‘(’l l:ls placod in chargs of a nurse ai Dotroit, ich. An ofticor Killed by » Denf Mute, Cixaixnary, 0., Sopt. 2. ~Willlam Boredel), & Motropotitan policoman, attempted to take nin Davis, s doal mute, out of tho vestibulo of the Jackloy Oircus, and Davis shot him desd, Davie bas boen arreated, — - A DRY TINE. e ‘Wammnnaron, D, O, Bopt, 2.—Collector Onstons a I Paso, Tak,, in letier to tho ohiet of the Bureau of Btatistics, dated Aug 17, sayu; *We hinye not hisd & drop of rain iu this vicinity for 805 days, livorything ls scorching kot and bumiag op. Many ul&o have died of siasve- THE BEECHER SCANDAL, Dr Leonard Bacon Contributes Some- thing DMore To it Ho Believes Mr, Moulton' Is Irre- y deomably Damned, He May Negotiate Himself Into Infamy. PAPER FROM DR. BAOON. nan Yonx, Sopt. 2.—The Rov. Dr. Loonard ncon haa gontributed a paper to tho Independ- enton tho Brooklyn aenlullng Hosnya: ** No summing up or siftinga of the tostimony, publishod nnd unpublished, and no disclosures that may yot bo made, canin any way redeem tho man who hns bocomo so conspleuous in bis chinractor of * mutual friond,’ or nogotiator, bo- tween tho embarrassed oditor aud proprietor of tho Golden Age and tho popular and prosporous, but not very cunning, postor of the Plymouth Chaireh, “Torbopa it waa three yoars agoihay THE ENTIRE JUDGET, vory much ns givon ‘in Tillon’s statement, waa Iaid opon bofore mo by a mnn of high standiug, who, unfortunately, knew not:\)h\g abont thomnt- tor, savo what othors bad told him, T'hon it was that T first heard tho nawo of Frauk Moul- ton. In the absonce of any proof, or show of proof, I refused to withdraw my confidenco from Docckor, or to charge my memory with the painful dotails of n story which I kuow wonld, soouor or later, becomo public; but I then bo- gan to suspoot, and thonceforward the impros- sion on my mind ;,'rn' doeper and moro definito, that whoover might bo tho dupo or victim, what~ ovor might be the rosnlt in rogara to Boocher or any other of the dramatis personm, the ‘mutual friond.” the oustadion of papers big and black with fate, the horo of the pistol scono, would bo exposed in tho denouement s tho chicf of th? plot. Franls, ns bis cronies call him, is nob oul Y A MAN OF ESTUETIO REGIMEN, but eminently chivalrous in his friondships, and sensitive to hospitality, and of domg any dishon- oravle thing., + - “ Boechior had tho bouofit of Frank's gonorons friendship for I kuow not how many years, and now turng upon him in gelf-defonso and charges him with having bad the chief part in a very bago conapiracy. Will this high-toned gentlo- man, whoso oyo boams koen with honor, vindi- c¢ato his honor by bringing his nceuser to snewer before lJury? How can he? Whoro can ho find s judioious and. honorablo counsollor-at-Inw who will advise him to doso? Of courso I put this question without knowing that ho hng 3ot already paid a retaining-feo, or even that tho most ominont eriminal Inwyer in Massochngutts hoa nlrendy ndvised him to do_just the thing which I think a sagacious sud honorable coun- sollor would advise him not to do. *! Boeobior oharges this man with haying boen for years THE OWIEF ACTOR JN A DASK CONSPIIAGY. Ho tolls a story vory dishonorable to tho con- apirators, yot not very creditablo to lus own dis- cretion, and not incrodible, all things considered. If he lells the truth, Frank Moulton is & bad man ; but, it Beechor's story is not true, what follows? “Wo bhavo'Moulton's own roport of what Lio hos boen doing for theso l{cnw past, and if bis is a truo story, snd if Beechor's is false, according to his own siory, not loss than according to Beechor's, ho desorves tho roproba- tion and scorn of all honost men, though ho soems too doficiont in moral sense to kuow it. “In each of the two stories thero is AN APPARENT CONSPIRACY. The one is against Boocher's peace of mind, against his -roputation, agoinst his usofulnoss, against bis family, agninst tho church of which he is tho honored minister, It involves o con- pizaoy agalust & wonk and holploss woman, to disgrace hor and hor children, and to make bor lifo intalerable. It has procecded, it i alloged, 80 far 8 to oxtort monoy from Beechor's gush- iug sympathy with & man whom bo had bo- friended, but 'who had ruined himeelf by his in- erediblo folly. 'Tho other is a couspiracy to con- cenl a orimo whicl ought rothor to have boon expovod eod punlshed. o man of ceriain priu- ciplos O buLeny WAy skmat & Tarvan OFFENSE, s private affair in which the dishonored hnsband has nomutu‘ifl; to coudone or rovongo, but nob much of acrimo againgt socioty, if it ouly can bo hushed up nmong ona's friends. ‘8o tixod doos this goom to bo in Monlton's mind, that, emalous of the blessing pronounced on the llencnmnkors, ho hins boon working all this while, a5 he would have us understand, for o ‘compromiso,’ With an assursnce born of perfect unconscionsness, he urged tho Investi- gating Commitico to accopt lus viow of tho caso, to settlo it by compromise, What ho propoues is, that & man who, according to bis atory, isa thorough profligate, ‘lesding captive silly women,’ shall retain his position and all his influence by coming to torme with Theodore Tilton. “ Doubtless it in THE UOPE OF COUNTLESS MULTITUDES in this and other_Inunds that Beocher will bo tri- umphautly vindicated, sud thoy are pruy- ing that ho may be; but thoy aro wot vraying nor hoping that if he is guilty Lo may escapo detection. Having long honored him as 8 good maa, thoy beliovo that ho ig innocout of the wickeducsy that is imputed to bim, and will believe so until bo shall be proven ilty, Iu tbat beliof, thoy aro praying that his nmocence msy be mnde moaifest, and that those who hiave combined to dastroy him may ba confounded. Bgocher's friends do not claim for him immunity in any wickedness. Moulton may nogotiato himself into nfamy, but he 18 nob counted among Beecher’s friends.” STEAM NAVIGATION, Annusl Sossion ok the Natlional Board ae Jrudl . Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. Burraro, N. Y., Bopt. 2.—Tho third snnual Couventlon of the National Board of Steam Navigution commenced its gesaion in this clty to-dny, Prosident J. ¥, Whiling, of Detroit, in the ehalr. In tho evening Prosidont Whiting called altontion to tho presenco of delogations from alt purts of tho couuntry, as evidenco of tho unanimity of the busincss intorest which it is tho objeat of tho Couvontion to promote, He bolioved tha influence of tho Board would bo folt from ono ond of the land to tho othor, and that the present sesslon would result advantago- ously to all the membors, A Committes on Credentinls was thon cousti- tuted, with I, W, Nickerson, of Masuuchusotts, a8 Chairnan, who roported & list of dolegates rosent from Maino, Mnssachusotts, Vormont, i‘lbude d, Conueeticut, New York, New Jorgoy, Ponneylvania, Virginia, South Oarolina, Ohio, Michigan, Indlana, Keutucky, Maryland, and Misgouri, An address of wolcome was dolivored by E. T. Evans, of Buffalo, aud sninvitation given to the membore to purticipato in on exoursion on the Inke to-morrow, ‘Tho iuvitation was accepted, aud an invitation to visit the Union Iron Works, of this city, oxtended by tho officors, was slso accopted, _The works sro the second Inrg- cst of tho kind in tho United States. 1. B, Ouborn voported that 8,500 copies of the procaedings of tho Philadelphia Conventlon had n printed and distributed #o 88 to reach a majority_of tho stenmboatmen of tho United Btates, * Mr. Copoland, of Now York, from tho Conunitton o Inventions, roportod that no now inventious worthy of cansideration hud come to tho knowledge™ of the Committea. 1. O. Gray, of Pittuburg, Pu, from tho Bpecla Conimitteo to Induce prompt action on tho patt of tho Beeralary of the Troasury lu taking possession of the Louisville & Pogtlaud Canal undor the act of Congross, roported s tho rosult of thoir effortu—the pasenge of u bill by Con- gross giviug tho Governmunt possession of tho ounal and reducing tho tolls from 69 cents to 10 contg por ton. Tho roport adds that tho thuuks of tho friends of choap trangportation are cspoclally duo to Honu- tors Beott, of Pennsylveniv; ‘Fhurman and Hborman, of Ohio; Sloveuron, of Kentuoky; Marton, of Indiana; and others, and to Repro- gontatives Nuqtlnry, Buylor, Bauning, Iolman, Standeford, Atthir, Stannard, and otlors, for their zoplons intorost in bohalt of tho bill. Con- gratulatory romarks ou the success of tho Com- mittes wero mnde by Droaident Whiting, when M, Kounts, of Missowd, moved that the Com- mittao be contdnuod, with instructions to havo tho 10 cents now levied on tho commeico of tho Misslesippi \’nlloly removed. "o quostion was srgued at fongth, Mr. Lovi, of ontucky, aud Mr, Lyslo, of Peansylvauia, o posed My, Kouatz, motion, snd it ‘was finally withdrawn, Tho report was m&:ml and tho Committes dlsoharged, lu 0 _ovoning Committeen on Corréspondence, Frintng, and Hominitloos wam appoinied, aot tho Intter Instructed to roport names for offioors for the ensning yoar to-morrowovoning. Hesoln- tions wore adoptod toundoring to Con- yrops the thanks of tha ~ Doard for approprintions for the establiehing of lights and buoys on the Ohlo, Misslesippi, and Mis- souri Rivers at dnmfim'mw orasslugs, and for the approprintion enabling ¢tho Light-Iouse Board to roplace at tho entrance of tho Port of Now York tho Scotland light-ship aa a guido to mari- nors. A resolution was also adopted utating that this Ionrd noto -with oxtromo gratifieation the incroased usefulness of the informoe tion furnjshed by the Ohitof Bignal Oficor of he War Dopartmant, and sre furthor gratified to. loarn of tho incroased facilitios which aro belng ox- tended all over tho country, and slong our son and lake consts, and along our L rivers, Goorgo B, Hibbard, Esq., of Buffalo, was thon introduced and doliverod an ablo w.lxlrbun] glving a history of tho Navigation lawa and tholr pres- ont status a rogarda tho linbility of vossel-own- ors, and pointing-out clearly thoir duty to them- selves to socure o systomization and codification of all mtatutos on the subjoct. Tho Board ex- tonded to Afr. Hibbard o voto of thanks for his {nutructions and for tho address. Tho Board will bold two messions to-morrow, and will prob- ably complotoe its business iu the evening. — e FATALLY STABBED. Officer Cowdrey XIs the Victim, Jack McBride Is the Probable Mur- derer. Officor Cowdraoy, of tho Weat Madison Btrost Btatlon, was fatally stabbed lsst mitinight by o rough named Jack MeBride, in a saloon on Dunn stroat, near Kinzia, There woa & distwibancs the placo, when Cowdroy went into quollit, Ho wns met by McDride with a largo knife, snd stabbed in tho nook, the blado going downward to tho left lung. Physicians say Oowdroy can- not rocovor, McBrido waa arrosted. AGRICULTURAL FAIRS, . Northern Ohio nt Clevelnnd, Oreveraxo, 0., Bopt, 2.—~The fitth anauat 1 srth- ortt Ohio ¥air, to bo held at Cloveland, com. seno- ingon Mondny, the 14thinst., and contlnuing five days, bids fair to eclipso all provious meotings of the association. Tho outrios in afl dopartmonts aro nmmnfg in rapidly, and the spaco in tho varioua oxhibition halls {s fast being takon up. Tho racos held m conncction with tho fair promiso to ba of unusual jntorost, Many horses are mow at the E\mmdn, snd many more nro oxnected this week. Entrioa for the racea closo .on Monday, Sopt. 7. Northwestern Exposition at Dubuque. Special Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribume, Dunuque, Ia., Sept, 2—Tha groat Northwest- orn Exposition, which opons In thia city next Monday, cugrosses alniost tho entiro publis at- tontion. The buildiugs wera comploted to-day, and are pronounced by the many wno visited the grounds this aftornoon the largeat and finest ovor conatructod for fair purposcs in the North- woat, Tho amphitheatro wiil sent 10,000 persons, and is socurely roofod aud inclosed in the rear, thus making ample prateation against rain, Art Hall ig s building in the shape of s Grook crows, oxtonding 200 foot “each wny. A nico houeo, having o largo yard inclosed with s high close board foncs, contaius the ladies’ dreseing-roome, Tho horso-stalls arejall roomy and inclosed, with o window in the rear and o door in front, giving the lLorses comfost- ablo quartors. A number of noled horses have alrol arrived, nud their owners—mon who have driven over everycourso in tho United States —pronouneo tho traok hero tho finest west of Buffalo, and are unanimous iu praiso of tho grouuds sud comfortable quarters construeted for atock. Most of the rooms in the principal hotels are atrenay engaged, and the indicntions nro that Dubnquo will' next week contnin tho Inrgest crowds that have over assombled at suy ono point in tho Stato. At Lafayette, Ind. Laraverre, Ind., Sopt. 2.—Thero were not less than 10,000 peopls upon tho fair-grounds to-day. Tho doy was devoted to tho exhibition of imported draught horses, ‘horaes, and cattle. Tor tho fast trot for a purss of 275 and $250 four entrios wero made. T'he first promium was won by Newbro's gray horse Dawson, 'I'imo, 2:88, 2:38%¢, and 2:4057, Tho sccond premium wes not awarded, for the roason that the horse win- “i};F tho socond hoat did not got lusido of 2:40, 'hora is o large influx of Chicago thieves in tho city, Enrly yosterday morning a Sholbyvile man had hig pockats picked of 120 at tho Bouth stroot' dopot, and thia aftornoon two thioves wero enptured in the rosidenco of William Sinn, and two more arrested for rabbing John Dofiin. Will Connty, Il Spectal Dispatch to T'he Chicage Trittna, Jovixr, 1L, Bopt, 2.—The fitth snnual oxhibi- tion of tho Will County Agrionitural and Me- clinnical Association will take place at Jolict on the grounds of tho Society, commencing on Mon~ doy, Sopt. 7, closing on Fridey, tho 1ith, Tho Boclety oifor special inducomonts to oxhibltors in overy dopartmont. T'ho grounds are bonuti- fully locatod just esst of the city, on Hickory Croek, with stalls, amphithentre, atabling, aud tho bost half-mile traok in the State. TheJoliot Stroot-Railway Compuny will 1un eors to tbo g;'u;:ndu—u convenienes herotofora uuknown to visitors, Hane County, Il Speetal Dispatoh lo I'ka Chicano 2'ribune, Tram, Iil, Sept. 2.—Thoro is tho finest show | of stock here ovor seen 2t a fair in Iilinois, Dole's entire herd of Alderneys, Campball's herd of short-horns, Belden's eutire berd, Stowart's hord of Ayreshires, Wright's Holstein herd, Herford's grades of crosses and fat cattle, are all boro. Over forty Normaun horses, includiug thoso ot Chishiolm, Dunhumn, Gatos, Cowan, and others, are on the grounds. Dole’s Patchien atall- ion Autoorat, withi ten colts, are here, and will show 1u harnoss. Bheop red hogs in groat num- bors aro in tho pons, Bomo of tho best horses iu tho Stato will trot und yun on 'mnmlnty} and Tridsy, The Floral Hall is magniticont, Grand plgann-ulmotlng match, open to tho Btate, on Thuraday, . SOUTHERN MOBS. Mocting of Citizuns of Columbin, 8. C, CoLunmia, 8, ., Bept. 2.—Ab & meating of the Board of Trado of Columnbis, Liold this eveniug, resolutions woro pussed denouncing tho attempt of certain portios, snd porticularly of Johun J. Pattoraon, to croate o false impression ag to the relations which oxist botweon the white aud col- orod peoplo of this State. Ho deolares omphnti- cally that thore aro no wigusof any danger of collision botwoeon thom ; that theso roports are disnstrous to tho prospority of the peaple, sud that whatever appearatice of troublo muy huve oxistod was due aud directly trageable to colorod men, acting on the advice and suggestions of bad white mon, who, for their own ouds, are in- tont upon briuging about a rupture botweon the racos, They brand the statoment thut thero is any daoger of rupturo as false, and ask tho ua- tfonal authoritics to cawse au investigation to b mado into the truth of the statomonts of Pal- tordon and othors made at Washington, The Roston Colored Feopla Adopt Resolutions, BosTon, Bept. 2.—A colored indignation moeb- ing bore to-night wos addressed by Willism Wolls Brown, Goorgo Grullin, Joshna J, Bwith, E. G. Walkor, and others, ‘Lhey bolloved that thera bad heon shown altogother too mmoh leniency to ex-robols, and that tho old sluveholding powor was still stenggling for supromavy. 'They callod upon the Presidont to take prompt measures for the sup- pressfon of tha jprosont state of affairy, nuflhl: Lo had not power to do that, to conveno an oxi sosston of Congross. Resolutions exprosaive of these sontimonts were adopted. —A Iotter roceived at fit. Paul from s metnber of the Amorican boundary-survoy party, dated Aug, 16, coming by wsy of Fort Bonton, seys: “Wo biave wrrived about 40 miles enst of the Rooky Mountains, which are in full view from our cump, showing tops covorod with snow and ghit- toring {n the eunhight, We have seen reports publishod relative to our having troublo mith In- dians, Wo hiaye had none; have soon numbors of thom, but iy have uot molosted us. Wo have boen luxuriating on mountain mutton, Tho fleah of mountsin sheep ia dellclous, The bol!: have atl grown fat on it. All in good Leal Rxpeot to gob thwough by the 1x of » thoroughbrod | SINGULAR - TRAGEDY. An O Tady Shot and Instantly Killed Whilo Standing in Froot of ~ Hor Houso. Sad Result of Pistol Practice-.-Two Policemen Guilty of Gross Carelessness. One of the most singular tragio doatha which haa ovor occurred In this city im that of Mrs, Margarot Wagnor, o German woman G8 years of ago. Blio was sliot a few minutes sftor 4 o'clock yostorday afternoon, while stsnding in front of hor saloon, No, 827 West Division stroet, and DIED IN TEN MINUTES AFTERWARD. Bto waa standing o fow stops from tho doorway, facing eastward, and engagod {n conversation with hor daughter, Paulinn Wngnor, whon tho fatal ghot struck Lior just bolow the right shoulder- biade, entering at tho back and passing throngh her body, the ball spending its force on a picket of tho fonce. Tho oid lndy clasped her hands to her breast whon hit, and exolnimed to hor dsugh- tor, * Oh, my God, I am shot]” and sank down. on the walk, Bho was picked up by nelghbors, who immodiatoly gathored sbout ber, aud car- ried into the ealoon and laid on a lounge, whero sho expired in the timo above stated, No one in the vicinity hoard THE FATAL BOT, ond for somo time the occurrenco conld not bo scoounted for, Finally, & boy camo to the saloon and stated that two policemen bnd boon discharging their rovolvers in the plankof a bridgo over tho doop gutter on Robey stroot, a distanoa of .000 foet from Mra. ~Wagnor's laco. - Tho officors roforred to camo to tho sn- Emn immediately after the sad occurrence, and took a report of the unme of tho old Iady and the number of hor hionso. At G o'clock thoy ro- ported at tho Wast Chicago avenua station THE SIMPLE FACT OF TIE BUOOTING, aud Sorgeant Drisco detailed threo men to inves- tigato the simgular alfarr, Io also séut & report to tho Contrat Station, which in no wiso impli- catod tho obicors in tho uhuothui. A roportor of Tatr Crinuny visited tho scon of the fatality Inst night, and learned tiat the uamed of tho officers who * wore flving aro Olo Benson and Dounis Ford, and they wore on duty at tho time they were practicing with their pis- tols, whick eamrry cartridges tho pamo as aro ueed in No, 2 Smith & Weseon revelvers. An examination of tho 2-inch plank which thoy wore firing at, showed that four bullots hnd onotratad it, gno ball passing cloar through it. ha boy azated that YIVE 41IOTS WERR VINED by the ofticors, sud ouc of thom missed the mnrk, Erom the position 1n which Mrs Wagnor stood, and the course taken by tho bullet, It is thought by tho writer that tho shot which miksed its mark struck Mrs, Wagnor, notwithstanding she was fully €00 foot away, ne shown by measuroment. 8till, thoro are othors who ean- not believo that the bullot was carried o far, Misw Lizzio Boygob, who lives botwoen Mrs, Wagner's and the Lridge whero the oflicers wero fring, stated that two policemen camo down past hor plnco, aud ono of thow enid, *It was ot done purposely.” and thon paseed on. TIERE WAB GREAT EXCITEMENT in the neighborliood at the tima of thoe sbooting, sud, had the ofiicers made nny statoment imp cating thommolves, it is likely thoy would have beou severely dealt with. \ ‘Whotlor or not Beuson and Ford mnde a stato- mont ta Borgt. Brisco regarding their shooting at the bridge, tho writer\, sould not Jearn, thougl ho callod at tho station nrtly for that purposo, but did not find tho Em‘gcuu! i, wor Ford and Bonson about. The particulata of the sbooting of Mrs. Wagner woro uot generully known at the station, and many of the pooplo u the noighborhood where it taok lsca wera loft in ignoranco as to the party who H(d tho firing, ‘The oflicers concerned in this unfortuuate nair WERE CERTAINLY QUILTY of gross carolossness in firng ou o direct lino with houkes which woro wot mara thau 400 or 400 feut from them, and endangering the lives of porgons who mtght bo ou the sidewnlks or rosdway. L'hero is scarcely a doubt but tint tho fatal bullet came from the ravolver of tiie ollicer who wisged the plank, but which of them it could not bo learned last night. THE CORONER will hold nn investigation to-duy, and it is prob- abla thut the facts w the caso will Do givan and the party who fired the fatal shot discovored, it ho 18 not alrendy kuown. It would nppoar that an attompt had” boon mado to concea! tho facty from foar of crusing undua oxcitement in tho neighborhood whero Mrs. Waguor lived, THE VICTIAL OF TUIS HAD ALFAIR s well-todo, and ownod considorable proporty in tho vioinity whevo she lived. Sho was a wid- ow, and loaves two grown-up duughters to mourn har sudden doeath. ~ Bho wag an ostimablo old Iady, and woll liked by hor neighbors. TEMPERANCE. Minnesotn State Tomperance Convens ton. Special Diapalch to T'he Chicago Tridune, Rep Wixa, Mion., Sopt, 2.—~The Miunesdts Btate Tomperanca Convention met in Music Hall last evening, Tlo oveniug sossion was spout in prayer, shiort spocchies, intorspersed with sing- ing, principally Congrogationnl, lod by tho Hutchingons, 'This morning the attoudance was largoly jucronsed by reprosontatives of both soxes and of all professlons througliout the Btate, Tbe early morning hour was spont as last ovening, followed by suort reports from onch locality in the Blate roprosented. These reparts were vory _intoresting, aud, in tho maiu, reatly encouraging. Durving tho forenoon fixu woman question was injeoted into tho doliborations of tho Convention, and threatoned for a time to mar the proceedings, but a gong was substituted for that subject, and the Con- vention wont on with ity work. Boports from the T'roasurer and Becrotaryof tho Stato Temper-~ ance Loage wore made and roferred. *Tho prinei- ml foaturo of the afternoon, however, was a ongthy aud very able report of Stato-Lecturer W. W.'Satterlee, presonting plany for futuro ac- tion, which ware roferred to appropriste com- mittcos, Tho North Carolininng sing to-pight for the benetlt of the Convention. Indiana Women’s State 'femperance Convention, Speciel Diaputeh to The Chicago Tribune. InpiaNavonts, Ind,, Sept. 2—The Women's Btate Temperance Convention mot this aftor- noon with n rossonasbly full attendance, tho largo niajority boing women., Every Congres- sioual District in the Siaté was reprosented ox- copt tho First and Teuth. Tho proliminary work of tho Convontion was prosid- ed over Dby DMm, Dr. Harvey, of this city, and consisled principally of roligious oxercisos. The Itov, Dr, Buylis, of In- dinnapolis, was chosen Prosident, with s Viee- President for each Congrossionul Distrivt. Dr. Buylis made n somowhat tengthy nddress, show- jug tho necessity of s correct public sen- tment in the ~work of towpersuco ro- foum, and urging that quasi-politienl of- forts’ wore . nocowsity to necomplish snything, - A Committeo on Rosolutions ways ap- poiuted, after which tho Convention listencd to addrossos, At the ovening wowsion, spocchos wore wmado by Mie, Itobinson, of this eity, and Mrs, Bumucel R. Downey, of Greoncastlo, An out-door mooting was addressed by Mra. Emnn Mallory, of tho Llkhart Observer. 'There wiy a tremendous ¢rowd out to-night, end the prom- ise is for & Dig thwo to-morrow. The Conven- tiou will ndjourn sine dio ta-morrow ovoning. The Committeo on Resolutivny in as follows ; Second Districs, W. 0. Audrows, of Worthington ; Third Distriot, Joseph Oadwallader; Fourth District, Mrs, Buners; 1ifth Dikcrict, Dauvid Dombar; Bixth Distriot, M, A. C. Bwasoy, of Marion; Sevonth District, tha Rev. 0. A. Burgoss, of this clty ; Eighth Dis- trict, the_Rov. Alr. Colgate, of Dimazil; Nluth Distriot, Mrs, M. Staten, of Thorntown 5 Blov- onth Distriot, Mrs, Jocl Btafford, of Noblasville ; ‘Iwolfth District, Mra, Bunkholdor, of Hunting- ton; Thirteenth District, M, Malloy, of Hik- hart ; and the Rov. 0. Martindulo, of Dluffcon, at largo, ———— 10WA SCHOOL TEACHERS. al Dupatoh o T'he Chicayo 1rilune, Db amsn Bopte. 9.etiya Hiato Tosohors' Aesocintion mot in this eity this morning, Taet evening thero yas an iuformal meoting of thogo P"“““" at whish addrosses of wolcana wara de- ivered, ‘Thoro aro a large number of teachors prosent, inotuding many distluguished educators from tho varions collogos and high schools in tho Btate, I'hio exercisos to-duy wero coufiued to the nppolutment of committaes und tho dis- cugaion of tho bost mothod of toaching cho minor branches. Tha Iustituse will probably continus thwoa days. POLITICAL. (Continucd from First Prge.) In tho Ioprosentalive Conventlon, which im- mediatoly followod, A bittor contost for thia uomination has beon i progross hotweon Maj, Jo Whnm, late Warden, bub now Oommissionor of tho Joliot Ponitontiary, and Capt. R. D. Nole- man, lato Rovenuo Colléctor for this District. Col. Inuo's lottor has enused troublo in tho Dovoridge-Vham camp, = and am wants to got out of tho trap Dby f‘"m"g Into “tho Togialaturo,—n nomination hoing ~almost m‘ulvnluut to olaction, ns bue ane eandidate will ba run by the Republicans, A war ot worda aroso botweon, the. factions at ovory ktop, nand at tines was oxcoedin, l%lu- ditrous, An informal ballot was llrutlm«f sy~ otto cagting threo votes for Whom snd three voton for Noloman, . Tho' Chairman of tho Marion dolegates would not announce the vote of Marion County sa botwoen Noloman and Wham, but withdrew Noleman, and put in nom- ination W. R. Hubbard, Eeq., of Kinmundy, Marion County, and tlien snnounced threo voton for Winm “and four for Hubbard—ono of Wham's mon golug to Hubbnrd. A formal bollet " was then taken botweon = Wham and Iubbard, rosulting in o tio, six for cuch. ‘I'ho Becrotary of the Con- vention, J. F. Donovan, of Kinmundy, who had not voted, then aroeo and stated that ho was firut, for Nolomnn, thon ho ws Influonced 40 go for Wham instead of Noloman, but now would cast his voto for his follow-townsman, Hubbard, thus scouring the nomination of Mr. Hubbard: which nominstion the Convention, amidat much upronr, rofuscd to make unanitmous, and ad- Journed, or rather broke up, in very bad humor with everything tbat had boon dona throughout the day. Tho Opposition Jolby are all rojoiclng over thio Ropublican demoralization, FORTY-FIFTI ILLINOTS DISTRIOT—DEMOCRATIC, Special Dipateh to The Clucaao T'ribune, AansuarLy, 4., Bopt, 3,—For Sonator, D, V. Smith ; for ltoprosentalives, John W, Briscoo, of Clark, and Jobn L. Iolly, of Jespor Couuty, THIRTY-EIONTI ILLINOIS BENATORIAL DISTRICT— DEMNOCRATIO Specfal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Gniaosvinie, IiL, Bopt, 2.—The Sonatorinl Canveution, comprisiog tho Couuties of Pike, Seott, and Caloun, met hero to-day. Piko, ni- thiough tho lnrgest county, magnanimously gave way, sud Mr. Frank M. Groathouse, of Callioun, and James Collany, of Scott, wore nominated by acclamation, The Convention rofuse:l to adopt the financial plauk of the Indiana platform. GALESDUNG, ILT., REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT—RE« TUBLICAN, Swectal Dirpatch to Lhe Cldedgn Tribune, Gavesnung, I, Bopt. 2.—At the Ropublican Representativa Couvention that met in iho Oporn-Houso to-day, Jokn H. Lewis, of Knox, aud John ', McGinnes, of Marcor, woro unnni- mu\:»‘t\y nomivated a8 the candidates of the Con- voution. Pennsylvanin Democracy to the 11« nois Domocracys Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Srrixerienp, 1L, Sept. 2,~Tke following lot- ter was rocetvod horo to-day: DHILAVELRIIA, P,y ATig, 31, 1874, Mx Dean Brn: Your Convention deserves, and will recolve from oll Domoorats, honor and prdiso. Tha Ohifo Conventlon_resolutions csme upon us at Pitts— burg, on Thursday, and changed enough to provont an autapoken platform, but wo will crawi up by next year to tho ILinols resolves, ‘They aro the honest doc- i:rations, und should overswhord b nceeded to, nmi will bo tha sentiment of our Couvention of 1870, Traly, 5t J, RANDALL. Tho Hon, B, L, Menwrer, Esq. The Judicial Canvass in the Aurorn Dirstricts Special Disnatch to Phe Chicago Tridune, Aurona, IML, Sept. 1.~The City-Hall waa fill- od with an intorosted audienco this evening to listen to tho remarks of the Hon. B. T, Paiks, Aurora's candidate for Judge of the Cireuit Court. L. Isham White, a member of tho Aurora Bar, followed with an oloquent appeal in fuvor of Judge Parks, and the following resolu- ¥ tion was unsanimously passed: Resolued, A tho seuso of tho City of Aurom, ex= pressead In this mcoting, thut wo do mioat cordizhy nud earuostly fndorsy our ol friond and uetghbor, Juigo B, F. Purks, 08 nfit and proper candidate for tho oflice of Clreuit Judge, We know him 1o bo capable, wo kuiow hitn Lo be Loneat nud no liypocrite, on whoso sound fndgusent tho pooplo can soiy witll couylolo and porfeet safuly, und thereforo we recommend hitn 1o the peoplo of tliis Judieal District. Alton Crty Nomina Speciut Diapateh to Tne Chicao Tribune, Avrox, il., Sopt. 2.—Tho Domacratic Convon- tion, which waa held af the City-Hall this ovon- ing, mado tho following nominations for city oMicers: For Mayor, L. P, Piolouborger ; Rogis- ter,T. H, Ferguson; City Trensurer, L. Choutean; Assessor, John Haloy ; City Marabal, C. Horat; Huarbor-Master, . Lynch; City Attornoy, John W. Coffongor; Streot Commissioner, Joha Mul- lin. ‘Chio chartor olection takes place on Tuce- day, tho Bth inst, Speech by Senntor Pratt, of Indiana, at South Bend. Snecial Dispatch to The Clicago Tridune, Sourit Buxp, Ind,, Sopt. 2.—Tor soveral weoks tho Republicen nowspapers Liavo ndvertised and the Committee bave put abroad posters an- nouneing a spooch by the groatest Senator, cor~ porally, of the United Btatos,—the Hon. Daniel D. Pratt, of thia Stato, The time was changed by the Committeo from aftornoon to evening, aud tho spoech was delivered in the Oporn- Houeo, which in this woathor caused much perspiration from those who sided in balf fllling the ball. The Court-ITouge bell had been rung, and choico musie bad beon given by the boaud, but the gront poople would not get up an outhugissm for tho oceaston, T'ho gentleman, without oratorical flourish, com- monced a strong-voiced, though not unplessant, talls on the virtues of the Republican party. He justly donounced the intlation idens of the Indi- sna Demoerncy, and sustained hig position by veading from tho act obligating the United States to pey its indobteduess in cow, Ho eaid that groenbacks ara not taxable, but that the National Banks havo paid the Government £47,000,000 in taxes, and are the hoavicst taxed of any busincss in existenco. He so strongly oxtolled the Na- tionn]l DBank systom that ho had to put in a disclnimer of beiug the special champion of that system. The Sonutor tickled the Graugors on tbo transportation question, conceding that railway compuuics shouid Lave n rensonabio fu- torest on thoir investmont, {nt cleiming tho right of the Government to rogulate their tariffss to roguluto commerco betweon tho Stutes, aud to cuthoriza the building of u great natioual trana- portation highway, giving & subsidy or loaning the crodit of tha uation to secure thit ond. The Domoerats dony this powor; yob they built tho Natioual Tond through = Obio, Indiana, and Hlivois, sud into Missouri, by o wnbeidy vears ago, when thoy ~ lnd tho power, and ho read a resolntion passed by the Houso ou Feb. 9, asserting the righit of tho Goverumont to regulato tolls upon commorco between the States over the artificial highways of tho country, o spont considerable timo on thho Oivil-Rights bill, and wound up with his reagons why the ]lopu\:llmn party should not bo turnod out to_grass, the principal one of whis was tho goneral prospority of tho country during tho timo it hns been in power. Mocting of the Excentlve Commtition of the ¥ndependent leform Purtys Special Dispateh to 4'he Chicaqo T'ribune. Br.oomiNaoN, Ill., Sopt. 2.—A mecting of tho Exocutive Committeo of tha Indopondent Ro- form pacty will bo held at the Ashloy House, in this olty, to-morrow, to tako into considoration matters portuining 1o tho present campaign, et L sl ) THE WEATHER. . xaTox, D, 0., Sept. 2.—Over the Uppar s Mlng. basomator, dlminiabing norshesly winds, backing to west, and cleaviug weather, LOCAL OBRERVATIONG. On10400, Bept, 2. I l Hour of b 3 § servation, g- | Direction and| force of wind,| Wethers : 3 7 ht roin, mu omal Miufmum thermometer, ¢ CHICAGO TO CHARLESTON. Cuanrzston, 8, 0., Bopt, 2,—Workon tho Bpartansburg & Aahovillo Rafizaad, part of th projeoted direct communioation botiyven Oharly ton aud Chioago, will bogin on tho ifth inx whou tharo wl & bsrbeouo wnd fowtival st Bparianburg with accommodstions for 10,000 verdond, 1.O.of G. M. Moeting of the Grand, Lodge of Wise connin, Spectal Dipaleh to The Chieago Tribune. Man1goN, Win., Sops. 1.—Tho ninotaonth an- oual gesalon of the Grand Lodgoe of Good Tem- plars of Wisconsln met horo to-day, and Is the largest meoting over held, thora belng over 160 dolegates prosont, shaut 100 of whowm taok the Grand Lodge dogroe this morning, R. W, G.'T. Hiokman, of Kentucky, who s hero, has pro- sidod much of tho day. ~ After tho lodgo ' was openod, T. . Knnauso, closing bis 0fth term ass Grand Worthy Chief Tomplar, road Lis annual addross, reviowing: tha work of the year aud minking tho suggestions for tho future., Anen- couraglng viow I8 taken of the progross of the crusado against the lguor trfle iu Wisconsin by thoso and othor temperanco or- ganizations, despite tho sct-back by ropeal of tha Graham law by tho last Legisiaturo and the en- actmont of o statuto nlmosy worthless as n meang of reateciuing the liquor traflle, In ree gard to the future, tho nddross says: “Wo must contivno to use every elemont of power and success at our command conslstont with tho principles of our Ordor. Thaso agoncios whick havo proven auccossful In our own Btate, and in othor jurindictions, should be employad, togather with such other means s your wisdom mny suggest, Any {oglrumentality aud all iu- fluonces which will - tend to mako nman alaw unto bimeelt should bo omployed without stint, That in oxists in tho world is n Ismontable fact. TLepgal statutes aro insufciont to securo moral rectitndo, 'They should holp make them, and, it posaiblo, mnintain them, for thoy oducate. o must ngitate, wo must legie- late, wa must advance in every possible way, snd be prepared oftontimos to bo driven back. Lot us nover bo discouraged under defoats, Our Or- der is bnsed. upon tho idca that tho socinl und moral oloments of socicty ara potont, when properly used, i reforning social and moral wregniarition, Wo ought nol to lose sight of fheeo fuudamental principles of onr Order, nor be driven {rom thom ns an organiza- tion by the glittering allurements hold up to us by thoro whowo Alpha and Omegn is law and lnw-mnkors, aud, fu short, the appotizing felds of polities. Lot us go into this tield as citizens, carufuily using onr franchises always in favor of our reform ; nover uuainst it.” Roforonce is mudo to tho sirugyle agninst railroad monopolicy und Iawy to restruih corporations from oppress- ing the peoplo, and tho address saya it scems o4 if our honorabls Logislnturo of Jast wintor lot up on o Hon that they might have empty bhands with which to soize w lamb ; ** for I assort, withont fenr of contradic tion on tho part of any who will inform them- selves, that tho cost and oppression of the liquor traflic to the peoplo of Wisconsin, in_nny wiugle yenr or quregnLhu of voars, % manifold grauter than thut occasioned by railrond cor~ metinnn through unjust discriminntions or too igh ratos of paszonger and froight tarifl ; aud, too, that the farmors’ tax §s no moro on in voluntary ono than thie latter, snd onehbt to bo opposed by Governors, Jegislators, Judges, and Juricy, in & manner equally as delermined.” Grund Worthy Seerotary, B, I, Parker, of Madi- son, then submittod b anunal roport, showing the number of lodgos, Sept, 1, 1873, to bo 1463 oranized during tho vear, 109; mnking o total of 26, out of which 20°aro ot in good standing, leaving 236 lodaes in good stauding st the Iu-euc-m time, with o momtership in good atand= ny, July 31, 1874, of 14,430, Tho increusois Iurger thau in any former year,—93 per cent in momberx, Tho fotnl receipty for tho yoar wore $7,173.11, snd tho oxponses $6,397.73. The Socretary says tho Order bus beon raisod to o higher platie, both s rogards numbers and intiuonce, than it Las ocoupiod for yaars, Loxge numbers of the now mewbors sro men and womon who carry coninunitics with them ; who, somo, of them, lad growt powor for ovil, and who for yours opposed the Ordor witn oxamplo }md precopt. Now this fntluence {8 with us snd or 118, Comittees were appointed, to whicl were re- forrod o large number of resoluiions offerod ihis sfternoon. There was a lively discussion as to the per capita tax, which i wos attomplot to roduco to 6 couts, but was left ut 12 ns Inst year. Among tho resolutions offerod wore to rescind tho rile ngainst dancing In lodges and wodifying relig. fous tests. I waw voted to elect onicors % 10 o'clock to-morrow. This ovening {hero s n great public meoting in {ho Assembly Chambor, where an nddress of welcomo to ‘the Grand Lodge was delivered by Hidney Foote, W. G, I\ of Madison Lodgo No, 106, which was responded to by Theodore D. Kanouee, the head of the Order in Wisconsin, Col. J. J. Hickman, of Kontucky, head of the Order in tho world, fole Jowed with a most n\u?mmt temperanco address, srousing great onthuslasm. Snectat Dispatch to The Chicann Tripwone, MapisoN, Wis., Sept. 2,—Tho Grand Lodgo of Good Templars coutinued its work (o-day. “The procoedings were muainly of interest only to Tembors of the Ordor, T, D, Konouso was re- olected Grand Worthy Chief Templur by 257 votes to 18 for Abel Daviys J, H. Foster, Grand Worthy Cannsolior by 152 to 117 for J. A. Johne son ; 1. ¥, Parker, Grand Worthy Sveretary by 213 to 148 for Lazzie J. Robinson.” Ho was nlso choseon Y'roasurer, Thore wore three ballots for Vico-lomplar, and quito a epirited contest, Tha second:ballot wave 130 for M. J. A. Broom, of Milwaukeo ; 80 for Mew, N. R, Taylor, wife of tho Qovernar ; b8 for Mry. E, Wilson, On tho third ballot Mrs, Brown wus olectod by 146 votes, 0 117 for Mrs. Laylor, 'Uhiy attornoon a friend- Iy groating wos reccived from tha Wisconsin rand Divigion of Sous of Temporance, in set— sion at Black Rarth, and o fraternal responsa sont. Thosaiary of the Worthy Chie? Pomplar wos fixed ne 31,600 ; of Becrotary, at §800, Oshkosh wag gelectod as tho noxt pince of meet« {ng by 156 vates, to 76 for Audiaon, sud 86 for Milwaukeo. ———— AN OIL CORNER. New Yonx, Sopt. 2.—A special tothe Sun from London, OnEA, nuys oil rotiners comploted their combinntion to-day, securing consrol of all tho refinerios in Ontario. The rosult wis the immo« uhx:u incrosse of prices from 16 to 32 couts per gallon. _—— VESSELS PASSED PORYT HURON. Ponr Husoy, Mich,, Sept. .—Dows—Frops Onolda D, B W, Bctand, ot aad consai, Pailor neort, e ops Atlantic, Jay Gould, Doan Richmond, Bay City and tow ; schr K, Guakin, Vitoi-Southwest, light, Pour llunoxn, Mich,, Sopt, 2=Evening,—DowN— Prop Nowbirgl i selin douplo Grabaim, A"V, Luckoy, S irops City of Now York, Prussia; berks I, Twaon, Nolson; selirs Moscs Goge, Sea Gom, ‘Wip-—South § goutle. ~—Thoro wore 20,500 packnges of fruit shipped from Bonton IIurbor yesterdny. __SPECIAL NOTICES, Schencld’s Pulmonie Syrup, FOR THE OURE OF CONSUMPTION, COUGHS, AND COLDS, “Pho yreat virtao of this modicino s that {t ripons the mattor and throws it out of tho systom, purifios tho blood, and thus offeota a uro, SOHENCK'S S8EA WEED TONIO, FOR THE OURE OF DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, &0, Tho Tonlo produces o hLoalthy action of the stomaol, creatfog an appotite, forming obylo, and cusing tho most obatinato casos of indigestion, SOHENOK'S MANDRAKIS PILES FOR THE OURR OF LAVER COMPLAINT, 4o, Theso pills are alterativo and produco a boalthy action of tho Nver withuut th lcast dangor, a3 thoy are fro from ealomol, and yot woro oficactous in rostoriog & healthy nctlon of the liver, ‘I'hose rowedlos are & cactala cure for Consumption, a8 tha Pulmonio Syrup ripons tho watior und purifios the blood, The Mandrake PHls sot apon the liver, croatoa hoalthy bilo, and romovoull disoasos of tho lvor, often & vauso of Consumption, Tho Bua Weed Toulo wives tuno und strougth to the stomach, wakes a good digestlon, and enables tho organs to form good blood; aad thus oro= ata s hosltly ciroulation of Lualthy blood. Tho come binad action of thono modloins, as thus explainod, will ourw overy asso of Consumption, If takon in i, and the 1o of thio wmodfoluos perovored fn. D, Bohonek & profeaslonatly at his prinoipal offioo, core nor Steth and Aroheata,, Philadelphis, ovory Monday, \¥horo al Iatters for advioataust bosddrossod, ohenok's modicluas for eato by alt Drugglata. SOALES, FAIRBANE® OF ALL Bi1Zus, AIBRDANKS, MORSHE & 00 UL AND e LAKR.BT,