Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1874, Page 1

H i 1 i VOLUME 28, GLOVE-FITTING, CORSETS, GET THE GENUINE! BEWARH OF IMITATIONS! THOMSON’S 13 CHICAGO.‘ SATURDAY, SEEDS, REReEESSS THE LARGEST S Etalsmen IN THR UNITED STATES. BRIGES & BRd, Stodsmen and Floi Growers, Tmporters, t Now F (Grossed-Boned) AND' Letter 1D improved PATBENT GLOVE - FITTING CORSETS ENOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS THEH MOST PERFECT CORSET MADE! Speoinl attontion is called to our new F, tho Bonos crossing oach othor at tho side and ovor the hips, glving oxtra support to tho wearer, aud at tho samo timo producing o boauti- | ful rounded figure. Theso Gorsots are made'of fine Fronch Coutollo, richly trimmod with Laco and Edging; elaborately bonod in a suporior style with the bost Groonland Whaloe bone. Evory bono stitchod through and fannod with ailk., No Corsat Las ever attained so world-wido o roputation as now made. In longth and fullnoss of bust it cannotbe improved. Seo that tho name, Thomeon, nand tho trade-mark, a Orown, are stampod on every pair, No othor is gonuine. g THOMSON, LANGDON & 00, 478 & 480 Broadway, . Y, Solo Importors and Patentoos for the United Statos. " ANHOUNCEMERT, [CANNED [ndustrial EXDOSTON s etz e ¢ 2and 3-1b. Ponchos, Chotce, of the DEALERS I Flower and Vegatable SEEDS, Shrevepo: 5,000 Trophy Sugar Co: b]'_fity for the Massaore, 80mo extent tvhr:wrnt‘llxo:! o ;)léur‘go.. HSI‘I?GW: OF CHIOAGO FOR ‘| 5000 « Tarly Gardon Dons : accopted by tho citizona. Thoy (tho prisonors) 1874 - 7| 1000 Whito Ox-Hart Chorrics, ' o : flflfi’lf::v'omxgfl it 'x‘,‘;’.a“‘;’,‘,’a‘?’éfim‘"‘““‘a STRAWBERRIES, RASPBRRRIES, - Distribution of Federal Troops | route up tho rivee for Shrovoper. miee thoy Wil bo openod to the publlo on tha ovontng of .| LIMA BEANS, - CONVENSED MILK, = e Ware to take tho gars for the North, About 30 P STRING BEANS, JELLIES, - E in the Southern States. iniles abovo horo, we aro told, thoy wore ovar- Wednesday, Sept. 9th, - oLsTR, e CATSURS, ; 5 : nlion, tho prisoriora resstiod from tho guard, s ly - CES, & 08, . o . bibl: | CHERIYSTONE CLAMS, COVE OYSTERS, d : ; P rwo , R B R AL Okl S o ot = ROCHESTER, N. Y, R Bratior of GuararTotter trom | Rinoys salomont oo soccived e omanar ‘;,'r{; Sf stngloIokntoadmitting thohota: | 1,57 WS recetve e ool e 0o Ly Speciat Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, foport reachos this city that tho Aro nogrdos th privil oo of romaining throughont tho ontira o o "conta; for blle L day and evening, dron, twenty-fivo conta. low prices. Lo for adults, 1ift e DEPOT FOR THE SALR OF On Wednoadays, atand aitor§ AND SOUTHERN MoBS, Conflicting Reports of Letters from Leading White Citizens to Friend§ in They Gave Warning, Wegks Ago, Red River Country, - Colored Men Killed * Deninl of All Theso Charges by a Merchant at Coushatta, - Their Taking-0ff Was an Act of Pre- caution and Sclf-llqronso. Naw Onceas, La., SEPTEMBER, 5, 1874--TWELVE PAGES, from tho handy or dor them liko doy (Tothe Assoctated Press,) THE OTHER BIDE, - Suneverony, Ls., Bopt, 4,—Tho lishes n_atatoment’ of r. Abno merchiant of Oounbatta, to tho fo Times » tholr viotims, and thon mur- Times pnb- ~tho Toading owing offoct : ; o ao ey fimee s 0 oro gln able to roport all qulet | he Coushatta, tho Tted Tvor Pactat, o or ivontigudtog (b ohargen of inciting riot, &o., ngainat twonty-fiva Massacre. now undor arros committon of tho bost mm'z" Yostigation 18 byin, damnable plot thal any gsot of men, of August, ‘the ty boforo a citizons’ wo have, Tho in- g to light tho most waa_ evor concoctod On the ulqhk of [m of bad assomblod to ohriston New Orleans, : sombled thoro; that Frank Edgorton, Bheriff, . A, aud Honry Smith, a notoriously bad nogro, woro to ln;{] thom in an - assauls upon tho dofonsoless citizons, * Tho nogroos wore * brought f; tho adjacont farmn and packed in o cornflold noar by, and undor the reeidenco of 8, J, Twitohe oll. H, A, Dowes rodo sovoral times {otho danc- lx‘lg DParty ond’ ‘back to the rosidonco of B, J, Twltcholl, where tho armod ny 08 Wore con- and was heard to 8ay to tho nogroow : !'Tho party is too strong for us," Learnin, :lénsl zn lllu-;:n nu'll?obn; cs’ nuur%u \;onl:r momtt;lu out town ancing-pa; roko up about 10 o'clock, 5 forn 2 a Civil War in the Just for un of Seeing Them Kick.” ———t F and Jamos D, )ngnnn, wors riding in the viginit; of Twitoh- thoy saw and ullmdy with -H.'J. and saw noar him sevoral armed ne- Rross. Returning to roport what they had 8oon, :‘Ill\;ysfl wrg:ul fired uj lez hvllyco, lnnd r{'i Bamnk:on & woundod. Courlors arrived_just at that time from Cnflt. W. R. Horsoy, st B{'Dwn&- o8 Plobting o | v lome 12 o gt Saing thak tho . 0 s asgom| in t! The White Officials Pl?ttmg a s o o W““l oo Sl 3 mo General ' Insurrection immadiatoly dispeimod o, rowmavilor aad tie clubs in tho county called on to como to tho res- ouo of tho peoplo, Their prompt responso proved our salvation, Ina vory fow hours 1,000 men wero hore. Boing enraged at the damnable attompt to asaassinato o wholo community, tho domand amountod to o clamor. for tho prisoners, Secing they had no eafoty hero, and that all that could bo dono by tho ond most ro- sponsiblo. oftizons of “the place could not pro- ot thom many honrs, the onors submitted ton pm{to«luon o leavo tho Stato and nover ro- turn. Thig i of Negroes, rt Men Digolaim Responsi- ulmufl with shooting Mr, Dickson ho m Sopt. 4.—No furthor par- ered by & mob at Coushatta, Thoso no. ticulars of importance has boon rocoived regard- BT008 wero among those oxamined by the In- fcel B wly Hokotd far nfflfiniflu ll‘fll:grun Jfigfl"né‘fi » : . ing tho Coushatta massacro. Tho following ex- Yestigating Oflmlggt‘m. o ml?:ntdcfid to Jall for (fldron. 'Singlo tickats for tho entiro day and aven- CRYSTAL LAKE PICKELES AND tract from a letter, over tho signaturo of Sonator | 82d ho robommon: at thoy riod by the g ¥ adulta o e o L O CANNED GOODS. OHICAGO, ILL, | 2 1. Twitotol, beothar ot oret s murdored | platrlot Court, lut oo "amovod dhom trom “k%"(:xnflu?-’;:‘mm thesa ratos will bo dly annornoed . men, containing portions of lottors from Shorlff | forraq t0' by M, Abnoy have baots rocelvod hore, for spocial nccasions. x.xh%n datly’ prose. 'v'l:lnn ‘v_r.lg‘lc llln‘::.‘ § Edgorton aad afr. Howell will givo a vory fair | but thoy contain nothing in addition to the mat. Tt “HiGi® atbiial) o conrenioncos of o Uratctase 1den of tho condition of offairs in Coushatta just | tarn ataiod by 1y thio pomaiblo ozooption of somo from tho Joan o L] a ] Having conducted tho Besd business for | provious to tho tragedy, and also tho Sonntor's A BIREVEPORT DISOLATMER. ot maastars Lo aod froom the o aaion ot re(ucod ratos, 4 more than a quarter of 4 contury, at Rochog. Opinion 58 t0 tho roasons which Induced'the un. | BEREVEPORT, Ea., Bopt. 4.—The Evening Tele- PASIES along thalr rospianthe J e anagors dosire 45 & 47 River-st. ter, N. ¥., and finding that our Southwest. L " | gram (Ropubltcan), in an editorinl on the Cou. B o e o feahac g stongent posalfe orma et i ? orn, Westorn, aud Northwostorn Trade, ra, | Ortu0afo mon to surrendor. 2 Bhakia troublos, apealing of Gov. Kelloggs {2, Sefaitado, auaiity, and et e oty J3iulk this it AGO. quires shipping favilitios mot omjoyod. g ,1'In consultation, boforo I lott, it was do- proclamation, eays: “Tho dooument imylios bocn squaled, in Amorica, - Evory dopariciont s sapiecs speciiis. CHICAGO, - | guivos shippix Bave cided by tho Ropublicans thet tho most oxtramo | hat Bhrovopbrt fasichar the murderors, Thig with nttractive novoltios, and tho imthonso bul iy 3 ution, shonlq b o8 a i o most posltivoly dony. That o body of arieay 811 tho rocontly addud spaco, 1o wutirely Fall EY b am fpasan bo ueod, and thiig make | ¥ mountod mon loft Shrovoport ou Saturday, Ja tho Mechaalenl Dopactiont four statisuary ongtnon WATCHES, JEWELRY, &o, ) drivo EG) foot of alinfting flankod by o doublo 11 of Emachinery n aparation. e A Itall, inco {a now helag pald on me an nalt A kilion daieance tanow belog ntings, comprising sy, postly goms St AL of warld-wlao Sdobiity: "85 o A e S "-%rukf-'r'w:-l Son ™ 1a oxhibited tn ono of the zooms gk an oxtra chargo of 25 n:nmm Habil ' " o Tho manufocturera of toxtilo fabrics, and some of tho f tho city hayo combizod to make tiils do. P tonees of heclty b Jbaneum. A tho lorista of ESTABLISHED A SEED HOUSE CHICAGO, GILES, = BRO, oxtracts of ag Droad aro rendoring 4 jar m(:fi..,,?.&.‘;;"."?.‘é{:?,,"nzkg P apla D w”;'"'n'?n(!.".'x'nfi; “ Bhorigr Eimica of the! Amiobitun) So S T BEoLioD “0n the Woatorn Staton and Torritorios: 4And havo seoured the Largo Blook, 184 & 186 WASHINGTON-ST,, N i dosoription can convey any adoguate R e e VAAS & IIOFIMAN'S BAND wilt furnish ‘muslo, dar. ing tho Exposition, of tho best and moet rocont mi:‘llmu'l. & CO. May be found at 266 and 268 Wa- Commodora Lim, but tol This, aftor con- 2 B : ton, and will lead off o tho oponing ovoning with Aty bash-av., where they are olosing out sultation, thay rofusod to do, and ngain domandod | the distribution of troops in tho Department of Grat-class porformors. a large stock of FINE DIAMONDS L AFBW. nm;;fi;&nggg%g:inoum OF | i immediato nrrost. I asked tl;‘fm to considor | tho South, but tho wholo matter will bo loft with JOHN P. REYNOLDS, JEWELRY, WATCHES, slightl 3 : i that o ooy 886 it way oonsiderad, aud | tho Dopastment Commandor, who will diaposo of ' { 5 + s ghily that thoy must have an immediste snswor. Thoy | the forces so that thoy can bo usod by the United Seoretnry. . | damaged, at an lmmense sacrifice, [ As 5 WHOLNSALE DISTRIBUTING formed & cirelo around moand my doputy, Judgo States Marsbala in 3 it T, All goods remaining on hand at the | POINT nyrour rostern Trado. In o doiug | Ponny. To savd n murdor, as ho sayn. obeyad; | PLelen More i oso Of nocosally, Tho end of two woeks will bo sent to the | e aro satisfiod that o (Wostorn oustomers Sowe of the party had pistols, #omo bad | Fodoral troops in the Southaro now distributod as will be onabled to receivo their goods with groator promptness and dispatch. “Wo rofor with pride to the fact that 20,000 Auction Room, preparatory to open- ing with a new stock. New goods boing received, and Wholesalo Or- to tho had we not EXPOSITION! DEALERS IN THRE UNITED STANNG —— d:g%;' and Pl °§k 2 {"" the Trade, | DRATE Soods. Tho known relinbility of the Bumiuto man, NOTITCH. promptly attended to. houso of BRIGGS & BROTHIR, and iy e In order {hnt thoro may bo o fallura to Lava averything MORSE'S LUXURENE, . | facllities enjoyed provont dist for producing NONE fully and entiroly roady for tho oponing on the Oth fnat., BUT THE BEST the building will bo lighted at night, and workmon will boallowed to work all night If nocossary. and the; MORSE S~ = fled that tho strangora wero in tho emrloy of tho | Bocond Artillery in North Carolina, ono in ALL THE Losguo, and that thoy could conteel them, | Bouth Garolins, one in Virginia, ond EXPOSITION SEE:DS, I roloased the man, nnyd tho strangors lofe.’ { four in Maryland,” moking tho ' whole FRINOIPAL .A‘;’ In nngth;rl lotter Bl;;arlku ’Edguflfim 80} to- gu:nbor %f éggnn:’ h; '0 0?3 ”':'fi:l golfl:gma ;Bux:os R & 4 1Oy G0 ierdon are back from Nato otwoon and 8,000, Tho antry EXEIRITORS PIUGGISTS | Has beon the mouns of dovolaping this ime Pubilorod say they nta for war. Pattison, Ina | was ORIOHO. fo Loviaions —ararird Infan S, NOTIGE TO " N monso trade, which we propose to retain by pubfle speoch, says, * Wo aro staking our all. It | but, on nacount of tho warm weather and labiii- OnIcAGo protecting the interests of oustomers to the | wo Wwin, wo gain what wo want ; if-wo lose, wo |ty ta fover, it was decided that the rogimont 1t Isiatonded to havo tho entlro Exhibition, ncluding fullest extent. loso all. ' Wo havo taken up our march, forn | should romain at Holly Bprings, Miss., until tho sohlners, Inoperation, FULLY AND COMPLImE AND THE Qur QUARTHRLY PUBLICATIONS and | down ot bridge boler 88 od wo cannot got | fall. It will now bo hurriod to Loulsiany. READY for the publio on tha oponing ovoning, Wednes- PLORAY, CHROMOS aro in possossion of | back if wo would." To the colored voters, he Attornoy-Genoral Williams, boforo loaving tho day, Sopt. 8, “All sxblbitors must pross forward propara- UNSED thousands in the land, and are o guido to the | 50y8 most, ompliatically : 1f you support, 'vota | city, Int avening, sddtessed a lorer bo tho Soc- tory work witnout any delay whatasor, STATES, | Amatour or Profossional Farmer, Gardenor, | for, or attompt to sustain any Tepublican In of- rntn? of War,~ dosignating the localitios in or Hortioulturiat, fico, it will cost youyourlives,” Expressionistoo | whiol troops are most needod to suppross tho REAL ESTATE. AND AT slrong for us”to "doubt their monnlufi;’ It | outragesin the- Bouthorn States. Thls Iotter, WHOLESALR is simply tho oxterminatior of tho whito pub- | wath tho ciroular issuod yeatorday, was inolosed : PIT ALISTS y = "We wish it understood, that tho | licn slomant with tho blsek men who bave o | Lo Gon, MoDovall commnading li’m Dopartmont . B . nocessnry al Aan ucation to become load- [ 0 Boul morning, wi instructions to Tfl GA h For tho Hair, &, Wholesalo Distribution of Seeds | b4 iow Liow wo. st situates horo, tho:| ao distributa hia forcos 86 Lo Protost. tha Jaly. VAN SOIXAAOK; STEVENSON & REID, Northwostorn Agonts, Also, by ll Wholowalo Druggtots. FURNITURE. EHASHION ABLE for the WEST will hereafter Ve made from our CHICAGO HOUSE, where the ‘Wholesale and Retail Trade will be sup= plied, while DMail Orders from can lold o roach us, it Chanke to LaSallest Proper our Gatalogues will be attended | Loy uot U {hom until i’ bo.| DETROIT, Mich, Bopt.4.—In tho Insuranco FOR SAT.F. to as well at Chicago, IlL., as at | comes ubsolutoly mecossary to malataln | Commissionors’ Convontion to-day tho following Rochester, N. Y. Dbonce and ordor. "I shall first make the attempt | rosolution was introduced: - . WE OFFIR, FOR A BIORT TIME ONLY, a splon- L » With what white mon wo havo, which is sufliciont Resolved, That m ordor to provont tho evils reaulte ) Bz, obiec o Mene-Lront, tupforament, on L o for tho parish, but, with the arrival of tho bate | fur frrs amalgamations, 1t is tho unanimoua opiifon & "rato GoDartinily o sabiee onn 0! tor thers yeALabls b7 Subsoription price for our FOUR IT. talions from tho ofher parishios, I will havo fo | of {he mombirs ot tte sonyention tuat e 1 lava of Droportiou (for location) i Olleagoc o wmrpicy. STRON LUSTRATED QUARTHRLIFS, 36 Gonta, call thom out. I am cortain thal wo aro on the {mn“rn"m, B A BT it Room 8, 167 fouth Glarkeat. W. w. G which is not one-quarter the cost. Joage ':’ f oivil war, A drunken or crazy san Is ottier, should bo 8o amandod 08 to' prohiblt any sael nblo to atactit ot any moment.’ - Telusurance afler a1x months from 'th timo augh rigk FURNITURE (0, 268 & 268 Wabash-av. 60 T0 MORGAN PARK For a ploasant homo, Housos bullt to ordor on long ***The ox; topio thus prosontod. Mosars, Rhodos, of Massn- e et 8 & : oUxn Ay ot wifogy O of ull | rasson, Fhoy | chinacite, Tarver s ALguerd: Thod Louls, Dry. 3 No. 1t Ghiambor of Uominorso. HALL'S SPRINKLERS, sny that without tho aid of Unitod Statos troops | ant, Actaary. of 'the Lifo Aggoolation of Now. e AUTUMN BULB G AT ALUGUE Kollogg oaunot hold tho olection, Strango ruf- York, Russoll, of Knneas, and MeClintook, Aot FINANCIAL, flans aro ofton in town sayin t thoy aro horo to Eencamnlmr o0 allowed, IDERAIES SAVINGS ISSUED ABOUT SEPT. 1. FIRE! ABSOLUTE PROTECTION unkuown assassing, Doat ny nOWNSVILLE, Tox., Sopt. 4.—Tho Fronch cie ) e . TEHH GRAND ““,mmh,g"m,“bn“gm",:,?,‘;‘fx:j,"‘:{gl‘::,,“_"f‘m barquo Coromandal, af Dorduaux, wont usliora h . t F' you may not bo_doceived about Vo oition, I | 86 agdad, Moxico, to-day, in a galo, aud bocatna Exolusively o &, 7/ Savings Bank, gains 1re. S‘[ a fi joll you that it s not tho fault ylth the ndmih- | & Lotal Wrook, broaging up i lass than two ; = 1 | B sy aairs bore, Doy thedly aiam 1. | hours, "B, B, drttug aabors, " e 'he ol R - 3 105 ULARK‘ST-} Mb'fl][]fllS[ Uflfll‘fih BJOBK. Olttzona and Btrangors sre lavitad to call at the offos of AND sontativos of Oaenori ciaractor of {ho Ropro rosouod, - Eleven of tho. orow aro gupposod to und fntorost on doposite, Pasabooks troe; THfoentSompennd lateroaton donate, | and Mori~ |5 “t'mf? Traotor IogAl Sttt o cliargots e s KO, BCOVILLE, Fresldont, BROWN BROTHERS, Corner Clinton and Jaokson-sts,, CATALOGUE OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE i in Lis Jaot lotter, saya: * It the Govornmont nger, N KeLoex Reep, Cashior, d woo our ‘SPRINKLERS™ i actual wanls oasos of murdor to aot upon, thoro are s ol plate ado wow deiw fatorost tramtho rat | A% any thao, sa oporation, SHEDS PflR 1875; plouty in Do _Boto, whero thay hl:vn' murdered LIGHTNING-FREAKS. ——————e—— SEND FOR CIRCULARS, 5 3 sovon colored mon just to soo thom kick. If tho Suectal Disnatoh to The Chicaga Tribune, HOTELS. R ‘Will be out about Dec. 1, Womon and childron wero out of, hero, on Orrawa, Ill,, Bopt, 4.—This aftornoon, during GENERAL NOTICES, ghow them CLIFTON HOUSE Corner Wabash-av, and Monroo-st,, Oppoite Exposition Bullding, Price Redicad 1o §3 per Day For slnglo rooms, Bpaclal rates to Kxcurstoniste. best 83 por day Hotael elther Rast or West, o JENKING & HOLMES, Propetetors, | TO CONTRACTORS, Lroponals ara invited' fir the purohaso of Sho dron oud i ol atood tho bulldings knawn gt ph el i s atans, o Seas it ADDRESS ALL OOMMUNIUATIONE, of Btito-xt., nortlh of L T T P |BRIGES & BROTHER, EGG: & v ~ A‘ND BUTTER |roonssrez, . v, oalors oa: important information sont thom froe " om Wikl 'ié'fff'ufi%m.}f‘&aumuz. ' fensaloss w Lo worl tho " treacha) aon hours CHICAGO, ILL, 1t an impossibility for tho White Leaguo to got up adifiiculty, hoping that the ity of tho pooplo would soon carofully thuy labored for this purpose, dering rights guaranteed to overy Amorican olti- #on, to carry out tho plan and avort tho disaator, o may partially underitand from the fol LETTEUS RECEIVED FROM THE MURDERED PARTIES, Abuney, Joseph othors, demandad that Frank Commodorashonld bo arrestod and lodged in chould bo arrestod forthwith. shotguns, mu:lx;l from thoir romarks of war o hilt, T am certain thoy would havo murdered us to uill Ropublicans, became morsing T, W, promisod that if I wo would seo that ho left colored cloment to support us to a mau, but, un- 88 we love arms n conflict which would only be a second Colfax.. picked forco of sixty high, und in m opinion wo the very vorge of civil war, The ‘White Losgus that lall Ropublicans. I am tni.ln tho position of b by you roturn without United States troops, it will nngzimzity that they should bo lallod or drivon ouk,’ the noxt blufe ** From lettors, tolograwms, and othor knowl- edgo In my g . ofiicors of "gha u: l-ramml shtoty, many of the barbaroue tribos : 13 in open aftaro, guomy wiph agsali bis bauda ; but it has boon | inon — the wirer® “ap 5o pony or olty} lett . for tho “rofned tronclhiory ‘of the Whita | lina of the Wostern - Union ~ Tolograpl, Longue *oallipg thomsolves the ohivalry of tha | Company, Thero aro three oftices in town,) Bouth, to mny upon the saored fooling which the Upon the pony line simultanoously the lightulng| vouug fatbor big infant son, to tho 20th of August, was patoat to oll. Thoy loft here for the purposo of aiding their friends, who wore roported to bo in gront dangor, pronrunured hy avarwhniming munibors, and men who left hero tomporary insans pass‘awny. How surren- the on that aftornoon roturned Lomo tho same night, hoving boen Informod by a conrier that all danger to thosoto whose assist. auco they wore hurrying was ovor. Wo ngain ropoeat, and {lnnfiuo demands a freo olrculation of tho denial, that Eh:ovnkofi men were not con- corued in tho brutality. Tho Zelegram’s viow is held by all men of all parties horo, and thors scoms to bo no doubt that the Govornmont hos boon misinformed, Nationnl Troops ut the South. ‘Wasnmaron, D. 0., Bopt. 4.—No formal order will bo isencd from tho War Doparimont as to lowing Tdgerton writes: night of tho 15th of August, T. W. g’iamon, . D, Bullook, tm«.{’ twolvo joil, I had know of no charge mako an afidavit not :‘:m; 15 :gd ho thot da d thom 15 follows: Throe companies of the 8econd Infantry in Alabama, six in Goorgin, and ono in Tenncs- 8oo. Tho ontire Third Infantry at Holly Springl:, Misa.; threo can‘:fanins of . the Bixtoonth In- mnilar! in Kontucky, in Arkansns, one in alssippl, ono” 1 Louisiaus, . and ono in Tennossoe, Eight cnmflnniea of tho Soventy- eighth'lnfunhg in Bouth Carolina and two Georgin. t companies of tho Firat Artillory in Florids, one in Georgia, two in Bouth Caro- lina, and one in Virginia. 8ix companies of the sud tho Imifo to the mudo the illogal arrost domonded. A strangor, who, with othors, had round ormliu? that ho was thors ntoxicated, and to urbauco was looked up, The next Abnoy and others cnma to mo uld lob tho man out town. Boing satis- ties designatod. —— 3 . THE INSURANCE INTEREST. Froccedings in the National Conven= * tion at Dotroit. and ammunition, 80 that wo; utb until- Unjted Statos troops con! would bo uscless to involvo thom in Justico Bradley, I shall organize a. wéalorod men, bub W. P. HOWELYL WBXTZ_B: cltoment in this plnco is running very aro, as it wero, on was firat takon, excopt with the written ‘consent of the policy-holder, Tho day was taken up In tho discnssion of tho ary of the Northwestorn Mutual Lifo, spoko in favor of rowsurance, Rowe, of Michigan, and Nyo, of Maino, opposing, tinally tha resolition , OppY Waa foforred back to the Committeo, —— SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE. - » bt Ido not know how ong it will to avory tho storm 3 bitt sa suro ns Dowoos will bo killad by At ihosatto mako it a Whito Lesguo | Fosor porishod. Tho storm still contingus. - Brc 208, on tho American aide, {8 soyeral feot undor wator, “ The inhobitants’ ar in oconsiderable BLERIFF EDGERTON, Qf:tho Whito League' wo would & hard raln-storm lier matorial wo aro miado of.' the Hghtning played & slugular fronk, During tho ontlra stofm thora Wwas but ono olap of thundor hoard, The light~ fing #truok a lurge cottonwood troe fn” fromt of Muartin Kiom’s safoon and dwelling, ou LaBallo, stroot. Tho builuing Is . fow foot lowor than tho topmont brauohos of the treo. There ro- throa points upon the roof of tho housv, aud ono within 10 foot of tho tree. Tho olaotrio fluid rau down the treo about 16 feot, and thon jumped; tho osdbugion, I am cortaln that the _parTeh doniro to saye tho do- omoi apd”childron, Aftor promise glive Bieir Prinouors, aftor cnlltnro. gumr chance for their ives ; docs profor to shoot rous N thoir 4 mothor, flashed over tho wire to the diiforont oftices; “Lho aperstor at tho hoad or zoneral businous of+ tho husband nis wie, tho stoal tho army ¢ Chicage Daily Trib ing rapidly duo cast and 134 miles abovo tho lako, Prof. King will mako n strong. offort to reach tho ing. wagoalled nponto spesk. Ho said that tho 1s no moro intelligont sot of ‘mon in tho country »y’}mflfiau . Tiquisville, %‘%’ fllwrfluoun 'W. e ) & & & o Z {leo happonod tobo g fow foot d *Z from his Instrumonta ot “the time, Tho & #os brill- iantly illuminated for an inatant ™26 roport was donfuni;:?. Tho oporaty = :ho Iook Tsland Railrond dopot waa throws ~ =7, his baok and stunved. Tho operator gt Srs wB. & Q dopot waa torribly scared, aa V== “hockod, omo damago ‘was dona of 7% . offleo to tho wiro, sto, Tho Ughtomgun.. ” § wiro Wage) 8oon by hundroda of ooplo, and looked lilo a brallfant ball of fira, *frons” vay sparks foll, bnapping and oraaling liko pistol-shota, STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Asscssment of Camtnl Stock of Corpos ratons—Real Lutngo and Roilrond Property, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tyibune, Brnixarizry, IIt,, Bopt, 4.—Tho Blate Board of Equallaation met thiy morniug, and commit- teos roported progress. Thero way an o lnfon that tho rule for the aasessmont of cdpitalNtock of corporations should bo awonded. The rule now ronds : Firat—Tho markot or fafr cash valug of 9% capltal stock, nnd {lio markol o fale taag vap ot thio dobt (oxcludiug from nuch dobe iiry indobednoss for ourzant oxponses), slall Lo combinod or adgey Lo fetiior ; aud tho aggregato amount so macertained syt el valuo of tho ca) Tespocivoly, -ug:\c combuica mad associations, " Dectively; ot ond—Jrom tho nggregate smount acortain, aforosald, thoro sliall be dudusier 1 e finount of tho oqalized or asscescd valuatiow of i tho tangiblo properts, respoctivoly, of such companie. (such oqualizcd or sascasod valuntion: takon, in ouch case, s tho same may bo ed by law to ios and’ apsocia. Bssess, reapeotlvely, sgainat com w or hereatfor or the Iwa of ihis ereatod une Mr. Whitnoy Dproposed an smondmont to tho second clause, by a ding aftor tho word “*from," in thio first ling, tho words, * such a por cont ofyn and after tho word * aforesnid,” sacond lino, tho words, **as shall bo dotormingd to bo tho equal- izod or assessed valuo of tho tangible proport; of this Btato.” It will bo soon from fic rororsy meont that tho rulo Is to bo made to conform to What the Board notually did last yoar, but which the rulo, as it now atands, fails to mako clear, Aftor nsoo; ing tho fair cash valuo of the cap- ital stock of corpo: to bo reduced to the same por cent of its fair oash valuo as it shall be dotermincd that other Proporty shall he 8ssossod at. “Tho amondmont went ovar to bo acted upon on tho Btk nat, . - Tho Committeo on Lands™ havo mnde somo Pprogress iu their work, whioh is comploto so far ag1t (i;oou. The following table brings it up to this day DAL ESTATE—LANDS, Improved Lands, Number of 24,057,370 Yaluo........ 513,084,703 Averago valun por noro 20,81 Tntinproved Land 9,475,009 $12,021,308 6 . 84,130,469 5 sa&s,wo,lfl BEAL ESTATE—TOWN AND fmproved Town and o i s Total Tawn and ! imbor of lots. 700,202 17,230,81 $2.042.756 - 4 £3,893,750 county. . 902,60 Total Valiio' of ‘" Property ‘assses ¥4 county,..... —_— T “UP IN A BALLOON.” Ascension of Prof. of Nowspaper Mon terday. King and a Party at Olovoland Yese Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, CLEVELAND, 0., Sopt. 4.—Prof, King's mom- mioth balloon, the * Buffalo,” which was to havo mado an asceusion from thig city yestorday after noon, but wus provented by rain and oloudy woather, madoa beautiful asconsion at 11 o'clock to-dny. The moming was cloar and boautifal, and an immonse crowd assembled in tho park, from which point the ascent was to tako place. Prof, Kiog was accompaniod by Mr. Holden, of . tho Boston Journal, aud roportors for tho Leader, Herald, Tar Onroaao Triouxe, and the Plain | Dealor. Promptly at 11 o'olock, all being ready, the ropes wore cast off, aad tho balloon roso’ rapidly gevorsl hundred foot and sailed off in- o northwosterly direction. Aftor moving 4 or b miles, and sttaiving an altitude of.o mile, it struck o now ourront of air, and immediately started at o rapid pnco duo east. It passed over: Ashtabula Harbor soon n.tior 4 o'olock, still moy- nelghborhiood of tho Atlantic coast Dbeforo.alight- Nows from tho voysgors is nagcrly oX~ Dacted, orowds of people coming to tho | legraph aud nowspaper officos during tho evoning, Tho asconeion was one of tho most boantiful and succeestal evor mado. Tho balloon is ono of tho largest ever built in this country, It ig 85 foot in Lioight, carrios 9,100 foot of ‘gas, and ia capablo of carrying fiftean persona, . BN s il THE LUMBER INTEREST. Stato Convention of Lumbermen at St. Anthony Fally, Minn, Br, Paur, Minn., Sept, 4,—Tho lumbermon of this region held a Stato Convontion to-day at 8t, Anthony Falls. After conaidorabla debato, in- dulged fn by various lumbormen, the leading idon of which was that production should bo ro- duced, Gon. W. D, Waahburn, of Minnoapolis, fortune of tho lumberman was a hard one, Thors' thau our lumbormen, and h mon are pursuing a suicidal policy. forests aro being stripped of tholr wealth ambitions lumbermen Tho supply would We aro to-Usy naing doublo the cut of logs that Wo sbould. Luost winter thoro was n cut of 200,000,000 foot of logs, when it should Lave boon but 100,000,000 foot. 1o would onter into 81 agroomont not to cut over o certain amount, provided othors would do tho samo. After u long debato, tho Convention adopted the followlog omong other resolutions : vt Resotved, That wo recommond & united determina~ P R reduco {ho outting of the mills of this Btate 335 per cont durlng the cosuing uasons of 1874 and 1875, und that each locality, through its Donrd of Trade or ¢ fil?mn:nm:#nmgs, enter into writien sgreomen - dug themsalvoa (o abide by and fully comsply with su agrcoments, 1t was also t the Conventlon fully belleves that o e o0 proposod roduction ls by restrjoting a\n actual ouiting of the mills, and that the roault can bo reached fu 0o othior way, % Roprosontatives of tho Convontion at Snginaw aro instructed to carry out the foregolng, ——— EFAYETTE COUNTY, IND,, FAIR. rotal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Congfimmw, Ind,, Bopt. 4—The thirteonth annual. fafr.of tho Tayoito County Agrioultural Hooloty conaluded to-day. Thoe attendance hay not boont. so. large as -lurlng Kovlunu yonrs, whioh g pattly acoonnted for 0 unfavorable woathd¥, Hind pn’slev by the political excitemont whlth engrossen- attontion, "Tho display in tho vasfous :dopnitmonts was vory lno, o8pooially in thq ling gL truit, ‘agrioultuyal | aducts, and live #took, K yot theso intolligent Tho vagt by In o race for mnnug. soon be " oxhausted. I 5 PP IE FORK-PACKCRS, : Bopt, 4,—Tho merchants and o doslors fn this city Lavoap- Tab following-named ger tlomon as dolo- Pork-Packers' Convontion Sept. 0. Thoy loavo to- 0. Raymond, W. II H, h{ Paoslon, J. 1L Doovod. W atowd: Viotor Prados, Bobiwabaghor, Tholuns Byrnes, I swamp lands, which NUMBER 118. AN AUDITOR'S AUDIT, —_— Alleged Defalcation of Charles M- Tirath, Auditor of Minng- so0ta, S A Legislative Committeo Re. ports a Deflcit of 489,669, No Acoounts Kept of Roceipts from’ the Sale and Ront of Stato Lands, Failure of Mclirath to Execute the S Customary Bonds, r—Te S Responsibility of Ex-Gov, Austin for This Failure, - Chicaro Tyibune, 4.—The Dispatch this afternoon publishos tho roport and part of the Mco, 0y nannged by oxe Auditor Olarles Moliratl, Thjy investigation Was supplomentary to, and indiroctly Bgrow Committeo consista of Bhakopeo ; Hubbard, of Rod Wing ; and Molie slek, of Stillwator,—the firut 8 Liboral-Domo- erat, and tho othery Ropublioans, In tho oourso of the inquiry thoy have oxamined 100 wituessoy, ond, without beivg abls to ascortain the facts in all the transnctions in State Inndy, Lavo discov- erod in such transactions of whioh proof iy furs nished that E THR BTATE IAS DEEN DIREOTLY WRONGED to the amout of about. $90,000 during MeTlratly's administration, of which smount Mellrath iy diroetly obargod with s doficioncy of 7,000, being the differenca betweon monoys paid to lin for stumpage on Blate lands, and tho amounts ro turnod by himto the State Tronsury. In addition, thero aro noted losses of about 318,000 by sus- ploious trangactions in which ho doos not ap- poarto havo derived any advantagoe ; besides whioh it appears to havo boen the practico under his odministration, which continued twelvo years, for lnmbermen to tako pino from Stato lands on verbal Ppermits, soniotimey from Molirath, and somotimes from oxaminers sentont by him to look up trospassors, and moro lumbor was eut on such illogal pormits and by actual trospass thun was cut on writton contracts preecribed by law, It was tho practico to. sotile all guch stumpago by pay- ment of nbout one-third to ono-half ity markot value, payments being divided into ubout oqual parts, one-Lalf belng paid to tho Exam- inor for himsolf and Mellrath; and tho other Lalf to Mellrath for tho Btate. Tho ascortnined losg'ia dividod betweon tho sovoral funds uboub a8 follows: Bchool fund, 260,000; Univoraity. fand, 910,000; Intornal improveixut fund, 38,000. %5, 4 THE UNABCERTAINED Losg cannot bo estimated under hundreds of thous sands, Included in tho Jattor must bo couted salos of Jands aud tumber to fayored peraony, business nssociates of MeTlratb, or of Munch, thon Stato Tronaurer, at less than value, without chanco for competition, and on torms not pl. lowed other buyors, In ono instance McHrath is directly charged with receiving o bribo of €500 for making o private* ealo of mineral lands on tho north shoro of Laka Superior. OTIENS IMPLIOATED, Indireotly tho exposo brings into theso qu tionablo transnotions most of the Stato oflie of past yoars, and numoroug Dprominent p cinns, gunnxuhy of the claes sometimncs ey hera *sawdust politiciana,” Among those ig nt - lenat ono candidate for Congreeas on tho Ropub- lican side, -‘Congidernblo is added, also, to_tho informa. ton of last vear concorniug the State Treasury management during AMecllrath's period, whon Emil ‘Munch was Trossurer, sud alterward bis fathor-in-law, Soogor, who was impeached lsst yoar, The Tremsury- appems {0 have beon “tho banking-house, its principal buei- nosa being the lnnrfing and advancing of money for tho beneflt of tho State-Iouso Ring and their business asgocintes, and the public finanuces were 80 managed as to keop largo balanbes availablo for thnt purpose. AMNONG THE LATER TRANSACTIONS EXPOSED is spaculation in stocks by Melirath through tho Btato Finaucisl Agonts at Now York, tho samo being held with Stata funds, and finally so!d aftor two yours' intorost paid to Mclliath to the ormanent school fund at the advance caused in 0w York b{ it being mndo known that the Btato wantod to buy securition of that class, This transaction is supposed to acconnt for tho 400 bonds discovered at the time of Scogor's impench ment not to havo boon rogistered by tho Stata Auditor s raquired by law ; also for tho fact that at that timo.a large amount of Missouri aud other bonds wero found in tho Troasury, whoeo datos of issuo wero subsequent lo teo datos at Which tho same wero of rocord on tlic Auditor's saud Treasuror'a boaks, as having been purchased for pormanent funds. It is too early yot to estimato THYX ¥ULL R¥FEOT OF TIIS EXPOSE UPON TIE PEO« g PLK of ¢ho State, but tho talk upon tho strocts this ovening {s that it will gomploto tho overtlrow of the Ropublican party in Minnesata. Tho Committec’s report s oclosely con- fined to its immediato subject, but the voluminous ~testimouy s full ' of col- Iatoral mattors, going to ehow manngomeut and corruption wide-sprond among oficiuly through yonra whon the party was most trusted and honoroed, and whon 110 plan \was mora powor- ful ia favor of a candidata for oflico, and nobody would chargo him with wrong-doing, Mellrati wag thus ra-olootod sovorul timea; Munch ulso, and, whon both retired, thoir ‘influenco put Beogor In tho Tronsury, G Whon tho silent partners in the big lumbering and land firms involved aro made known, the soorot of Mollrath's and Munoh's political influ- ouco and long hold on offico will bo clearly socn, 1To the Assoctated Proas) 3 8r. Paur, Minn., Sopt. 4.—Tle Committen appointed by tho last Logislaturo, consiiting of 4wo Rtepublicans and ono Domocrat, to investi- snw the trausactions of tho Iato State Auditor, hiarles Mecllrath, on account of school nnt were in_his chargo as Sinto Land-Oommisslonor ox-ofliclo, to-dny mmde o anonimous report, showing o startling state of things. A portion of the Committoo’s roport has boon auticlpated by cortaln outgivings, but the offect can searcoly fall to bo moro profound aud astonishing than the resnlt of the lato invos- tigation into ‘the irrogularitics of tho Stato ‘rensuror. 'The Committeo iuclude tho ovidenco taken by thom with tholr roport. Doth tho ovi- donca and roport aro very voluminous, Tha Committoe claim to havo o DISCOVERED DEFAI on the port of Molirath to tho smount of 89,659, A ‘ommitteo say, proliminarily: * Tho ox- tho Auditor's ofllco, which voro tumed over to the prosont Stato Auditor, aud tho tostimony of thoso now in that ofiio, develapod tha startling faot, whioh was subsoquontly admitted by Mr. Mellrath in his tostimony bofore us, {hiat o nesnuts whatovor could’ bo found or wore kopt of tho transactions, mmounting to thousands of dollars, and ospocially of “uny monoy received in paymont of timber cut \q‘mu sohool, univorsity, railroad, swamp, indemnity, or internal improvemont lunds, without permits, or in many cases with permits, An oqually. nue astisfuctory stato of affairs was found to oxist with referonce to the procseds of the eala of &Sve Soventh Fage.)