Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1874, Page 12

BEp 4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, ; 1874, SPORTING NEWS. @loster Wins thé 2:26 Purse at tho Mystic Park Yostordays Progiasmme for the Fall Meeting nt Lexington, Ky. Aquatic Sports. THE TURF. COMING TACES AT LEXINGTON, ¥ LExINGTON, Ky., Sopt. 4 —The programme of tho races to bo run on tho courso of the Kon- tucky Association has boon published, and isun- nsually attraotive in the number aud varioty of ptakes and pursos offorod, This Aesoclation wae organized iu tho yenr 1820, and from that dato to this timo thord has nover beon o singlo fallnro of any of tho roguinr moctings. Tho forly-pightly fall meoting I8 announced for the 14th inst, nud will contiuno throughout tho wook, with races ot all dislancos, from ¥ of o milo for S-yenr-olds to 8 milcs for lorses of all nges. Tho stakos run for tho young thor- oughbrods of tho Bluo Grosn Bootion attact the nttontion throughout tho ontiro country of all ‘who avo intorested in “tho sports of tho turf, Tho Phenox Hatol Btakes for 8-yoar-olds, and tho colt and filly stnles for 2~{lom‘~ulds. draw to tho old Kontuclky Assoolation tho attontion and admiration of the poople from every quartor. There a0 soventy young onoes enterod in the stokes, whilo s number of sged ones oro in proparation for tho pursce. Thero aro fificen xaces nunounced for the weok, with overy indica~ tion that this meoting will be ono of unusual in- torest nnd oxcitoment. THE MYSTIO PARK NACES. b Bostow, Sopt, 4.—At tho Mystls Park races tho 2:01 raco was won by Kinsas Obiof in tho first, third, and fourth honts, beating Flacty Golddust, Dustin Jim, Lady Daliman, Honest Billy, and Sam Custls,’ Timo—2:20, 2:30, 2:21%, 2:24, Tho 2:20 purso, $5,000 raco, was won Do- blos_ Gontor 1t “vho third, fourth, and. Gith heats, bonting Red. Cloud, Camors, and Nettie. Timo—2:10, 2:20, 2,203, 2:34, and 292, Red Cloud won tho first two honts, and come in holf o lonfih ahond in the third, but Doble claimoed that Maco had orowded him on the home-atroteh. Tho clasm was allowed, and the hont awarded to Gloster. ¢ — AQUATIOC. TIIE MONNIE-DROWN SINOLE-80ULL RACE. Prrrapune, Pa., Sopt. 4—Evau Morria will doavo for Bt. Johns on Thursday noxt to row s singlo-soull raco with George Brown for the ohamplonship of Amorien and & purse of $4,000, All the arrangemonts havo beon made, and the raco will tako place on tho Eeunobeckasis River, Hopt. 25, B AMATEUR OARSMEN'S TOURNAMENT, Tnov, N. Y., Sept, 4—Tho racos of thie Aseos ciation of Amatour Onramon ondod to-day. Tho socond heat of tho singlo-shell race was won by F. E. Yates, of the Now York Athlotics, who also Won tho flnal heat of the singlos in tho after- nogn. The pair-oared race was won by tho Argonau- of Bergon Point, N, J. he double-gcull raco wns won by Curtia and ¥ates, of tho Now York Athlotics, in 9 minutos B7%{ seconds, Yaten' timo in the tinal singlowas 10 minutes 163¢ scconds. Tho final raco was tho decldhz%hun: of tho four-oarod boats, the contostonts being tho Ar- * gonautas and Boaverwycks of Albany," tho win~ nors at Snmtugbl. It waa botly contosted, and waa won by nboutn longth by the Baratoga champions, Timo, B:4Gl. Timo of tho Argo- nauts, 8613 s RAOKET. Nrw Yong, Sopt. 4.—Tho racket match for the championship of Americaand o purso of 8500 was played by Thomas Moore and Jamea Don-' nay yesterday, tho Yormor winning, —_— THE TRIGGER. Loxvpoy, Bept. §5-~06:30 n. m.—The Btandard's Dublin correspondent says the fortheoming Irish American riflo match oxcites tho groatest fnter- oat. The Irish tenm will ombark on tho Cunard - steamer at Quoonstown on Bundsy moming. The Lordelayor of Dublin and lady will escort them to Queznaiown. and thoy wu( bo accom- nied to America by Viscount Massarcene and g:r. Bagnall, as oxtra membera of the team; also by sovoral ladios and roprosentatives of tha Irish- pross. e S THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. WNews Items Telegraphed ‘The Chicago Tribunc,, ILLINOIS. Tha Town of Dwight yesterday prosccuted a saloon-keopor, L. Kern, for a violation of the liguor ardinance, which forbids the sale of intox- icating lquors. Tha casa has caused great {n- - torest in" tho comumunity, aa it is $Lio first which hins boen brought by tha' prosont Temporanco Board, Maj. Munn, of Joliot; Judgo L. . Poyaon, of Lontinc; and L, G, Denrro dofendod the cage, Josoph I Dunlap, of Dywight, and tho Hon, 0. O, Btraun, of Pontino, wero rotained by &\u town, Tho caeo was deeided sgainst tho wo, —A muaical convention, under the manage- mont of Prof Davis, of Talluls, is being held ot Greenviaw, ab which thero is o largo attond- aaco, Petorshurg, Mason City, and neighboring towns, are well representod, . —A broken rail on the Chicago & Alton Rml- road, 2 miles north of Greenview Station, throw ” 8oven cars of stock off tho track on Wednesday . nignt, killing twonty-two cattle and cripplin quite’s numbor. A brakoman on the train ba pnased ovor the cars buta few minutos bofore they wero thrown from tho track. The enging and govoral cars passod safoly over tho broken rail. Noono was injured. Tho trackis cloar, - and traine ruoning rogularly. —The Northwestorn Colloge, at Naporvillo, - ovened last Wedncsday. Lhio attondanco is quito ‘hu'go for this term, about 230 boing al- ready in. 2 —Rtouss & Blocker's brick block at_Naporvillo ig vecoiving the roof, aud will be ready 1o bo og- cupicd in about tiwo months, Tho stoam eww-mil) aud pump fact BMm BAW- ud _pump factory -near Richmond, Ind,, owned by Dgnbz?r E3 Scéyn; was _burned yesterdny. Loos above insurance, to —Frank Dompsoy, & yard omployo at Rich- ond, in conpling cars yestorday, wae caucht by tho bumpors and serious)y orusied. —A shower panged ovor Goshen last night. Tho corn crop I8 ruinod in many scctions by the long-continnod drought. < —Edward Lyttlo was dangorously, if not fatal- 1y, Injured at Fraukfort, Ind,, on ‘Thuraday, by tho promature explosion of a cannon, while prac- ticing for the soldicrs' rounion. —BMayor Colvin, Col. J. O. linnkin, and Gon. MeArthur, of Chicago, arrived at Coshon at 10 oolock laut night, ~Ten thousand i diors’ ronnton ni l;mplu gatherod at the Bol. Prankfort, Ind,, yostorday. Bpeechios wero mado by tho Hon, Iloniy 8. Love and others, 19Wa, A ftroight train going north Thursday morning on tho Burlington, Cedar Napids & a{liunusali Tiallrond, ditehod tho ougino, tender, and oight cara at Liuton Btation, § mils goutl) of Wapsilo, and ono brakeman was badly iujured. Cnused by a misplacod ewitoh, —On tho 231 of August, Mr, Mason, a farmer living 2 milos north of Marongo, hod a valuable marvo stolon, Bearch wau instituted, and it was found that a horso waa stolon from Homostead, 10 milos oast of this, about tho samo time, Both horees wors taken to Bentou County, whero tho former one wus sold for 75, aud the remaining ono was_exchanged for another horso, and the ono eoxchangod for takon to a stable in Bello Plain, The porson who bad taken theso animala proved to bo 8 young man named Harrington, who lhass been arrcsted, and now liea in .lui awalting tho action of tho Gmm? Jury. MICUIGAN, J. H, Noble, a woll-known lumbor-inspeotor of East Boginaw, was found dend in his bed yestor- day morning, Tho clrcumatance created soma oxoltoment, and rumors were afloat that he did not coma to bis donth from natural causce, His domestia relations woro not tho ploasantest, nnd o bind beon drinking hard for somo time past. Ho wont to bod about G o'olock Jast evoning, oc- cufl{iu tho same room, but not tho same bed, with bls wifo and two childron, Early this morning, and without any promonitions, his wifo discovored that hie waa déad, The voralot of the i:ry‘ :'fi doath ‘trum m:ltul?.ld uanmlm. Ho wos out 83 yoars of ago an an_insurance of #8,000 on his lifo in favor of hia wifo, ~—Two men named John Copsfoll and George Washington, tho lutter colorod, both reidonts of Baginaw uug. loft Otuogo Like, near the ond of tbeJ, L. & B, Railroad, on ‘T'udaduy, Aug, 25, to Tooate lands, thoir stook of provisions conwiating of four pounds of crackers. They got_lost Lho wooas, waadered aboub alx days, and bronght up at Alpona, on the shoro, on Sunday Tnat, ‘?mlng Tad nothing to cat but tho ornokors aforcanld. “Tho men havo juat nrived homo In a badly-used-up condition. MINNEROTA, Thodond body of tha daughtor of Poter T.inaen, 2yonrs old; was found yeatorday aficrnogn on thio streot noar Park Placo Iotel, 8t. Paul, " Sho Ded ovidontly boon run over by a wagon and Iillod, but how it como in that locality ls 6 mys- tery, as tho paronta livo nearly a milo away, 'WISCONBIN, * A. Btrakes, of Kossuth, foll into the eylinder of » throshing-machine yostorday, and bad both foot torn off. ~ Iis logs must bo amputated bo- low tho knoos. - —— WASHINGTON. Procecdings Susponded—A New Ariat Wanteil-Sensible Talk by an Ade mtuistration Orgnn—State Dinnor— Whitely to Bo Romovoile Speetal Dienateh to Tha Chieaga Triotune, Wasu1xarox, D. C., Sopt. 4,—By dircction of the Presidont, proocodings in tho attompt to ro- movo Buporvigor Cobb, of North Oarolins, wore susponded to-day, very wmuch to tho natonieh- ment of all concarned. Cobb i 80 uupopular with his saporiors, bowoven, that his romoval is only n question of timo. s rospito Las boon granted on politleal grounds, It appears thab his brothor (the Coogressman), flading every othor moans uuavalling, finally roprosonted to tho Prosidont that ko (Congressman Cobb) would bo the Republican candidato for Govornor of North OCarolinn noxt yoor, and that tho romoval of his brother would have o bad offects upon hia own nnd tho party's prospect. Uvon thia hint the President called off the dogs, and Buporvisor Cobb bronthos comparatively froe again. A NEW TIIAL WANTED. In offorts of tho bondomon of a dofsulting Rovonuo Collector to obtain 4 new trisl that o [y jufl‘gmenk sgainst thom may bo sct asido, tho dctails of ono of tho most romarkablo dofalca- tions that had evor occured in this country bavo boon_ brought to light. In 1867, Davis Bonfloyo wns Collestor for tho Fourth Tosas District, _headquartors nt Marsboll. Ono of his Doputics, stationed st Jefferson, an ox-Confodorato, by somo moana got about §18,000 bohind in his nccount. Bonfloye weat ia porson to Jefferson to seouro & Bottlomont. After wrangling for somo time, tho Deputy drow bis rovolver (the two woro alono in tho Deputy's aec) sud, prossmting it;told Dons floyo Lo would Kill him uuless Ko (Bonfloye) would consent to sign o recelpt in fall for the missing ©18,000, To gain timo Donfloye con-~ sonted, and nsked the Dopaty to draw up tho ro- Beforo ho had writton tho half of it Bonfloyo shot Lim, aund ho dtod imstant- ly. _The aivil puthoritica st od Dontloye and throw him into jail. That night Bonfloye's houso was entorod and hig wifo murdored, hor head being monehed in with o0 ax. This turned tho tido in Bonfloye's favor, and ofter o dolay of*n dny or two Lo wos ro- Jonsed on bail. On Lis way homo ko passed tho grave of his wife, when his omowon 80 overcamo ?im :bz;t hulfnll fuxlinflng to the gmlxllnvfllhnnghlg wonty-four honrs he Wus & carpso, having of o {mkon heart. Somo timo subssquont to hia orrest tho militory authoritios took posscasion of his safo, au%obruflxln it o{;x:, found $08,000, which waa 876,000 lesa ro ghonld bavo .boen init. Tor three yoars tho Internal Rovenuo Bureau strove to got mattars straight sod ascer~ tain on whom tho responsibility for tho defalea- tlon ought to rest. « Finally, in 1871, Suporvisor Yaryno was pat on the ond after threo monthe’ bard work e solved i€, ond found by in~ disputablo proofs that tho money wasall thero when Bonfloye died, and that it hind boen stolon by Bonfloye's Doputies. On suit was brought ~ sgainst Bonfloya's ondsmon, and, o _ declsion given o fow months ago,3iudgmont was given lgnhmt thom for the awmount of tho bond, $50,000, This judgment thoy now sl to have st aside. Thoy do not disputo that the forfeituro s logal, but claim that equity ontitles thom to rolef, Itis probablo that tho Bolicitor will declino to ndyise o new trisl, whon they will muke their appeal to Congrosa. BENSTILE TALE BY 4N ADMINIGTRATION ORGAN, Tho Ecening Sar, in an oditorial_articlo dis- cussing tho question whother ofticial ot of the Prosidont dono whilo sbaont from the seat of Govornmont aro logal, soys: *Thora {8 no doubt that the American people would prefer to see tho Obiof Mngistrato keep hia place at tho Iiclm of tho vessol, It suits tholr national pride to feol that thoro ia o post of rosponsibility ot tha hoad of n great people, and that ita impor- tanco and digtinetion aro Imporilod Ly having it vacnnt holf the year* This is thonght to be doiug very woll for an Adminisiation organ. STATE DINNER, ‘Tho President will givo a stato dinner on the 14th inat., at which tho now Postmaster-Genoral will bo mado acquaintod with tho other membora of tho Cabinot, Gen. Baboock and all the rest of tho White-Honss cooks and_Lottle-washers aro u:xom!y hero gottiog things in shape for the event. WIITELY TO DE REMOVED, It ia understood that a chango is soon to bo made in the offico of tho Obief of tho Socrot~ Servico Division, Solicitor Wilson and Secrotary Bristow had s long intorview on the subjoct this aftornoon, but thoy have not yobi dotormined who may euncceed Whiteloy. Six Hosidonts of {Lawronce, Killed by the Chcyonnes. From the Lawrence (Kan,) Journal, Sepl. 2, Capt. Cutlor, Frank Blacklidge, Hurold Bbort, and Flom Duvcau arrived in this city yesterday, bringing tho shocking jntelligonco tliat six of their comrados, with whom one month ago thoy had loft thia cily on n survoy, bad boen lilled by the Indians, om them wo learn tho following particulars of the affair; Tho goncers! carop of thoe sm'vuy{n‘g party con- sisted of twonty-tvo porsons,—oightoon work- men and four, cnmr handa, Tho cightcon work- mor wero divided into threo gangs,—ono under 0. F. 8hort, one under Abram Cutler, and one in command 'of Capt. Thrasher. This oamp, called * Lono Treo,” was located on Crooked Crools, 40 miles south and 20 miles west of Dodge Oity. (;u Monday, tho 24th, tho threo gangs sopa- rated to perform thoir allottod tasks, Cutler's party was to work southoast, Thrashor's party north and cust, and Bhort's party south and east. Thrashor's and Cutler's work pormitted thom to como into tho gonoral comp overy night, but Bhort's squad was rot to como into "tho general unu&p for o wook. Wednesdny noon the Thrasher party was worle- ing towsrds their camp, whon thoy dlscovered n wagon bat a sliort distanco off, and a man nmined Christ waa dispatolied to asvertain what it meant, thoy supposing that tho Bhort boys wore soveral milos farther away. Ho roturned with the start~ ling information that it was Shorl's party and they wore all killed, Thoy hurried to tho spob and found his statemont corroot, Btrotchod out on the ground around their wagon Iny the bodies of their comrados, cold in death, The names of tho dend wero Capt. O, ¥. Short and his son T. D, Bhort, Jomes Shaw aud hisson, J. Allan Shav, Harrg O, Jonos, and J, 1L, Keuohlor. Lenving two of thoir party with tho slain, tho remainder hurried to the goneral mmlr only 5 miles distant, and notifiod tho othors. ‘hen all progoodod to the drond scone togather to briug In the bodios aud counsol 18 to what next they should do, All of tho doad had becn shot somo two or throe times. Jones, Keuchlor, young Hliaw, and young Bhort wers lying on thelr faces with thelr 8kulls mashed io,—Jonea nnd Capt. Bhiort and iy son boing scalped, Tho oxen nitachod to tho wagon had bioen shot ; also tho camp-dog. From W amount of work porformed, it was udgod tha mon woro killed about 5 o'clock Mnmfn af- tarnoon. The deed was the work of tho Choy- onno Indlans, aa was sottled by two of their are rows bolog found nonr by, Tho mon hoad stoppod work about 4 miles south of whoro tho odics wore found, and oo tho ground at that point, snd along the“routo to their atopping Flm. wero ovidences of a hara atrugglo for ifo, showing that a running fight had beon kopt up for 4 mites. Trom the marks on the wagon— which was literally riddled with bullets—it was L:flgod that g fast asono had fallen bo had on takon up and placed in the wagon, until two, P‘“]‘“P“ only onp, had stood alone, fighting far his lifo ngainist o hordo of savages, aud then fallon dead with tho othors, The bodies wero carrled to tho goneral camp, o largo Lola was dug, and they weze placed ono ()y ona in tho hastily-made grave, “The morning uftor the burlal, whioh took placo ot aandown on chuemfi b party of huntors o018 to thofr camp and sald thoy hod discovored & natty of twonty-fivo Choyenno Indisns loaving camp about 15 nilles wost, 'I'lioy had oxamin tholr desorted oatap, and found a compasy, some ::A::l]n, lnxglhuovaml Horaps g{ \l‘:lllutfln‘l]\ll ’mumo- da. Theso wore no doubt tho red do ad dono the dood i Tho survey camp waa abandoned Thursday noou, and the party proceeded northward, Capt. 8hort waa about 40, and his son 15 yoars old, Tho Captaiu has boen a nryeyor for inany yenrs, o wna tho foundor of tho White Cloud Ohief, and o ment of unusual education, ‘Thia was (o bo s lnst survoy, o oxpeoted aftor his roturn to poy tho last inatallmont oo his farm aud livejthoreon forever after, Mo lonves awifo and four children. Mr. Bhaw was 61 yaars of ago. He was tho fathor of Mrs, J, 5! Whito, The don was scarcolv 17 yoars olg, Rjr. Buaw Kan., eamo horo olght yonrs ngo, snd up to within a yoar 1108 rosidod o £ farm noar thin olty. Binco thak tima ho has resldod with Lis dnughter, His lifo waalusured for 82,000 in tho Northwostorn Insur- auco Company. 1Hs wifo is llving with Mra. Whito, and ho lns nson ot Colorado Springs. Young Koucblor was o no[lhnw of Capt. Short, and Els paronty live in Bpringflold, 11l o was abont 18 yoara of ago, Harry Jones was 23, and was'n_ncphow of Capt. Cutlor, with whom f10 lind Jived for sovoral yoara. ITis folks livo in Rooliostor, N. Y. s POLITIOAL. Tho Vormont Elections MoxrreLien, Vi, Bopt. 4.—Returns from Judga Poland's diatrict, fivo small towns oxcopt- od, give Poland, 5,676; Donlson, 6,876; Daven- port, 1,708, and ecattoring, 024. Two yoara ago tho @amo towns gave Poland, 10,764; Bteolo, 20171 Davonport, 2,080, and ecaitoring, G567 l*nnlz 3.; clootod Govornor'by 21,000 to 23,000 ma- ority, di Brimarn:m Mass,, Bopt. 4.—TFull retnrna o tho Socond Distriot 0f Vormont shiow Poland's voto to bo 5,740 Dounison, 7,090; Davoupost, 2,023; scattoring, 031, COMMENTS OF THR DOSTON PREZH, “From the Doston Post—Demncratic. The startling result of Tucaday's olection in Vermont is not such na to warrant Ropublican rejololngze. On tho contrary, it malkes nehow- ing of dlenstrous domoralization in that party which has, in such n model Republican Stato all tho torriblo_signibeanco of dofont, . . . . Judgo Poland mny bo taken as pecaliarly the ropronontativa of tho Natlonal party. Ife is idontified with tho ealary-grab ; Lo acted as chiof of tho whitowashors of “thio Crodit Mobnlior, and ho fathered and now dofonds tho pross-gag law. Tho party Convontion fn his district could do nnthrng ess than renominate such s man for ro-oloction, snd indorse bim as truo to tho prinoiples 'of lattor-dny Ropubcaniem. Hin dofoat s thua o dircot biow to tho patly, nud o condomnntion of tho ncts by which it lins most_notably distinguished itsolf of Iate. + + + What hnd boon ‘dono in Vormont hna boon done in_the faco of invaterato obstaolos. Dotter than this can be accomplishod in othior Btates, Maino ean improve tho occaslon, with loss bigoted traditions, with a Domocratio plat- form sound in overy plank, and with candidotes wliosd names aro niononn jnspiration, Vermont has advanced nobly in tho path where Connec- tiout and Now Hampshiro have lod tho New En- gland Btates. Now, thon, for Matne. Frowm the Doston Advertiser—L2epubdlican, Thera sooms to hove boen in Vormont this yoar much of tho same kind of irregular and in- Jopondent vating which surprised partics in this State last foll. Ropublican candidates for tho Logisioturo have failod of cloction in districts which woro thought to bo safa beyond a perad- ventare. Tho Republicans will have, 8 usual, a largo majority, but tho Domooratic and Inde- ndeat membars will number moro thon in any cgislature for o long scrica nfmfiuum. . v e Tho rosults soom to hinve 50 astonishied tho stond; Btato that hor pooplo forgot to toll the worl promptly whot hmmudl‘uasdn 3 }%flm the Doston Journal—Hepublican. Tho oxtent of tho disaffestion appoara to have gorprised oven thoso who took partio it. Tho first obvious suggostion which comes from thin ocourrenco io that it is advisablo—this yoear par- ticularly—to tnko uoumal care in tho Bolection of candidatos, for votors scom to have littlo ro- gard for tho binding nuthority of rogular nomi- nations, unless meeting thoir approval. . . . If Vormont, thereforo, #onds out a good influ~ onoo o to .the oxpedionoy of making caraful nominations, in viow of the presont political gituation, hor election may be as benefleial ps if sho haq rolled up ono of hor heavy Republican majorities, o From the Loston Qlobe—Republican, ‘Tho Green Mountain Btate has boon for yoara 80 thoroughly ond complotely Republican that nothing legs than » political rovolution is likely to overthrow tho party; but tho result of tho olaction on Taosdsy shows that even thoro tho causca of digsatisfaction which have boon shol- ing the orgavization aa if with monaces of disso- Iution have hiad thelr offct. The pooplo will not forovor keep their confidonco whers thoy have reason to bolievo that it s in auy mossuro bo- traye . . » Tho contcats in” tho Congros~ sional Districts more than anywhoro olse havo dovelopod tho provalling stalo of fooling. Tlio dlncunring of Mr. Willard, whoss rocord in Uongrnn hes always boon clear and honorablo, for tho ~sake of botter subgerving cortain party purposes, matoriall nfTootod the fullness of the voto in his district, and if Col. Joyce had not boon & man who com- ‘manded vory gonoral ¢onfldonco ¢ho offect woald bavo boon still groator, Mr. Polapd has appar- ontly lost his pl and his chance for it in an extra eloction will bo diminishod rather than in- croaged. No doubt his conncetion with tho so- called * gag law " hna hod a considerablo effect, ‘but only a8 confirming o lack of confidoneo in b which had bogun to bo folt betoro. - Ho fias Deen nagociatod with tho mistalos and corrup- tiona of his party in Conrress, which have dono 80 muoh harm to tho Republicans in other Btates. Tho peoplo are boooming oxacting. Thoy wish thelr Ropresontatives to bo sbove suspiclon, snd to bo nbsolutoly worthy of trust for tho fature. It is a wholesomo focling, too. ¥ Leogislative onventions. TWENTY-THIRD ILLINOIG BENATORIAL DISTRIOT— INDEPERDENT REFORAL Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Busunerns, I, Bept. 4,—The Indepondent Benatorinl Convention met hero to-dsy andnomi- natod 8, T. Sholton, of Warren, for Sonator, and 1. 8. Christy, of Warren, and H. L. Rass, of Mo- Donough, for Representstivos. TWENTY-¥INST ILLINOIE SENATORIAL DISTRIOT— NEPUBLICAN. Special Disnateh to The Chacago Tribune. (OAMDRIDOE, 411, Sopt. 4.—1ho Ropublican Con- vention of the Tionty-firss Senatorial District waa bold hore to-day. It is_composed of tho Countfes of Henry and Rock Island, Honry was split on twvo candidates—Alaj, G. O, Moderwell, of Gonesoo, and the Hon, W. H, Shepard, of Cambridgo, Rocl Island declined to pame o candidato, aud caat its votes for thirty-soven bal- lats 8o ns to mako o dead-look, whilo Ionry votod 10 for Moderwell and 0 for Shopurd. On the thirty-oighth vote Rock Island voted exactly ovon, glvlnfillodemoll tho nomination by ona majority. I\ Browning, of Rock Island, and J. P, Fox, of Henry, woro elacted Ropresontatives. TRIBTY-NINTI ILLINOIS BENATORIAL DIBTRICT— DEMOCRATIO, Speotal Disvatch to e Chicago Tribuns, JacxsonviLLe, 1lL, Sopt. 4.—Tho Democratio Convention for tho Thirty-ninth Sonatorlal Dis- triot, consisting of Morgan and Greon Counties, mot hero to-day. QGoorgo Davis, of Oarrolton, wa4 chosen Chuirmen, und A, J. Fay, of Jack- | sonvillo, Becrotary, Tho Hon. Oharles D, Hodgos, of Groon~ County, waa nominated for Btato Senator by ncclawation. It waa decided that only two candidatos for Roprosontativo should bo_nominated, Judge Bamuel Woods, Ed, L. McDonald, A, J. Thompson, wnd Dr. T, A, Browater, woroput In‘nomination. On tho firat ballot, Samdel Woods and A. J. Thompnon, both af Morgan County, worachoson. Judgo ITodgos, the nomineo for Senator, is an ablo and high- minded lawyer. Woods aud Thompeon are prominent farmors, The Ropublican Benntorial Convention has boen ealled for Sopt. 24, 1n Jachsonvillo. Tho farmora will also probably nominate a tickot. County Conventions. TNGHAM COUNTY, MICH,~DEMOCRATIO-LIDENAL. Special Dispatch to The Chicago T'ridune, T.ansixa, Mioh,, Bopt. 4.—At tho Domocratio and Liboral County Convention held at Mason to-day, rosolutions wore adopted favoring proper monsnreg calenlnted to raiso tho value of our mouoy to a par with gold and n reduction of the tariffs nlso opposing reilrond monopotios and Prosident Graus as n salary-grabbor, . Dolegates fo tha Stata Convention ot Knlamazoo aro: . JofTries, Tobiug Iolinau, John_J, Bush, Goorge IL Housol, H. B. Hawloy, J.J, Ridor, Ferris 8. Fitch, nnd O, M. Barnes.” Dologatos t6 the Cone Willinm 11, Chap- greaslonal Convontion nrg: my, Goorgo . Banlard, G. 31, Hunlington, und . G, Atwood, ' Flio Congressional Convonti will bo hold af Owasso on tho 10k, 1O WITEZSIDE COUNTY, ILL,—INUEPENDENT RLFORM, Speefal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, A Monnwon, Ill, Hopt, 4.—Tho Indopondent Convontion waa Lold biero to-day. All the towns, but four, In tha county were represented. Mucly interost and outhusiasm was oxhibited. Tlaven dologates wore appointod to attend the Congros- sional Conventlon at Frooport, Wodnoaday, tho Oth, ‘P'wenty-tivo delogates wero electod 2u at- tond thio Heuatorial Coilvention at Fulton Friday, tho 11th, to nominato o Btate Sonator aud throo Toprosontatives for this dlstrict, J. A, Patior- son, . of ook Falls, ontored tho Convontion und mado some strong romarky about the muuner in which the duluxi,nteu lind beon cboson, and wag *ably anaworod by A, R. McCoy, who informod Pattersion that tho fullost eonfidence was roposed id tha delogates, who wore all pledged for Ite- form, . Everything points to the doleat of g ]}ul‘chd'r% in-thiy district, ‘Fhe Ohio Prohibitioniuts, OrvoinKatr, Bapt. 4,—Tho moralng papors will publisk tho foport of tho Cowmmittes of Tiftcen -appointed by the Ojncinnati Temperance Losguo to draft n lino of politioal polloy. Tho roport accopta tho tomporanco plank of tho Into Btato Republican Oonvention nt Columbus, and ssks prohiibitionists and temporance Demoorats to join with thom, on tho ‘gm\xm\ that the {omperance quostion Ia tho main issuo in Ohio this fall, A cnmxtmlgn Committec was appointod with power act. Congrossional Nominntions. THIRD KANBAS DISTRICT—REFONA. Buectal Dispateh to The Chicago Lribune, ‘Entronna, Kan., Bept, 4,—J. K, Hudson, editor of tho Kansas Farmer, of Topoks, wns nomi- noted for Congress in the 'Chird District to-dny by tho Roformora on the second vote, Thirty- nino dolegatos wora present. Hudson {8 a good man, et Dseton b e s T ispatch to fcano e, Mmm Micli., Bopt. 4.—Tho Prohibitlonal Congregsional Conyontion for this distriot wos Lold at the Oporn-Houso this aftornoon. There woro thirty-threo dolegates prosont. Mr. D, I, Bagondorpls, of Charlotte, was nominatod for Congrossman. Ono hundredand fifty dollars aro to bo ralsed among tho countlen of this district to dofray tho oxpenses of the campalgn. A vig- orous movoment will bo mado by tho frionda of probibition. Wil Tale ¥is Chancoss ‘Woncesren, Mass., Sopt, 4.—Georgo I, Hoar announcos hig willingnoss to become & candidato for nomtuation'ta Congross. Judicial Nomination. s Spectal Disyatch-to The Chicaco Tridune, InpraNarowts, Ind., Sopt. 4,—0C, W, Hondorson, of Bloomington, wes {o-day nominated by the Republicsn Convontion nt Badford, Lawronco County, for Judge of tho Tonth Judiciary Court. —_— RELIGIOUS, Proccedings of tho Detroit Conference Yontorday, Bpeclal Dispatoh to The Chicaao Trivune. Roueo, Mich., Sopt. 4. bo Detroit Confor~ onco to-dny transacted considerablo routine busi- nosa in the cano of the charges proforred agninst Presidiog Blder B, H. Pitchar, of Detroit Dis- trict, for maladminiatration, A report wos sub- mitted halGing that ho hnd not oxercised his ofichl_outhority in o pro}mr manner in ooo point, but the Conforenco simply accopted tho roport, snd, sftor_debato, did not order any nction tokon. Dr. Luttor Leo, for mouy yoars mmflnunl in the Wesloyon Church, was takon m the supessunuatedand placed ontho offoct- ivo Mat. Tho Rov, John Li ngstono, who, two {‘:mm ago, was superannuatod, ns boing sano on tho subject of oati-Masonry, wng nlso placed on tho offcotivo lat, Tho scssion concluded with sorvicss of respect to tho Iato Diehop INlorris, sddrosses boing mndo‘!‘y Bishop Bimpson, Dr, L. Hitchcock, the R:I:. . X. Nindo, tho Reyv. E. H. Ritcher, and others, Annugal Meoting of the lown UnlVera sniist Council. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaco Tridune, Ervona, I, Sopt. 4.—The annual gathoring of the Universalista of Towa bogan its soseton in this placo yostarday ovening by a sormon by the Rov. J. R. BEogo, of Mitohollville. The numbor of ministors aad dologatos preeont ia quite largo. Edwin Vanciso, aditor of tho Mt, Ploacant Fyes Press, Proeident of the Conventlon, callod tho Counoil to order thin morning. Droyer was offored by tho Rov. B, F¥. Ropgora, of Codar Hapids, Tho ususl committocs being appointed, the business of tho Convention was continuod. The report of tho Followship Committeo durin tho your wos made. anmvrxnp ‘had beoo grant ed Brothers B, F. Rogors, A. Countryman, andJ. J. Austin, Totiors of transfor have beon granted to the Nov. J. H. Farnsworth, to Massa- chugetts, and to the Rov. O. P. Nash, to Michi- gan. The following officers for the cnsning year woro elected: Preaident, Edwin Vanciso, of Mt. Pleasant ; Vice-Prosident, tho Rov. B. F. Rogors, of Codar Rapids; Seorotary, tho Rov. I, F. Bnook, of Marion ; Troasurer, Thomas Mitchell, ol Mitchollvilie; Truateo for throo yoars, W. H. Fleming, of DesMotnes, Tlho romalndor of tho tmfin{:on was spont n Mstoning to roports from parishos. At 2 p. m. & vory excollont -gormon was gmwbo& by tho Rov. W. P.'Payno, Prosidont of fitcholl Bominary. Tho Rov. W. P. Olark, of Grinnell, sasistod In’ tho sorvices. Bir, Payno's toxt was 1 Tim., 24th voree, and his thome was, “Tho Ways and Means of Bolvation,” Tho nor- mon was s ablo discussion of this groat theme of tho Church. At tho ologe of the sormion tho Council again cconvened, and votod to confer ordination on B. 0. Clark, ‘pastor-alact of tha parlsh in Grinuoll. ‘Tho Rov. B. I', Bnook, State Missionary Agont, mode his snousl roport. Ho had spent n\? his timo in tho fold, pronching in many places, and hag established quite & pum of mnow parishes. A~ disoussion on missionary work followed the report, nnd was participated in by quite s number of members of the Convention, and showing that tho Univer- salista of Jowa aro in o prosperous condition, In tho ovening tho Rov. W. P, Btart, of Chi- cngo, ocoupiod tho pulpit, ond prosched o sor~ mon'on the building up of Chriat's Kingdom n thia world, biatoxt being: ‘Lot tho doad bury tl;a (‘}1\‘;3'!' but go thou and preach tho Kingdom o X —_— LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. A Pcnnsylvanin Judge Decides in Favor of Sunday Laws. Hannisnung, Pa., Bopt, 4.~In tho tost case brought by the Sundsy Lenguo, Judge Pierson haa docldod thot tho transgressor of Bunday Jawa can bo flued for esch and overysalo of cigars or morchandiso on Bunday. Verdict in an Nmportant Insurance Caso. BosToN, Bopt, 4.—In tlie cago of Haley, Morso & Co. ageinst the Columbla Fire Insusanco Com- pany, of Now Yok, in the United States Oircuit Gaurt to-dny, tho fury found a verdiot for ploin- tiffa and assossed dnmngos of §5,000, with legal intorest thoreon, from Aur. 18, 1878, or sixty daya aftor tho proof of tho losa. —_— NEW YORK ITEMS, New Yon, Bopt. 4.~—In o habeas corpus cnse Doforo Judga Donahuo, of the Suprome Court, o Police Justics . frankly admitted thut ho had slgned n warrant for tho arrest of a woman with- out knowing its contouts, lmflling to the nssur~ ances of tho polico sud his olork that it was *“all Tight.” It proved to be all wroug, and his offonso i8 to bo laid before the Grand dury. Judge Don- abue, in commenting upon tho looso practica which obtnivs in the Polico Conrts, enld that ho wag satisfled erimo was sustained for ity politioal snd peeuniary aegistance, and that for the wnke of illogal rovenuo pauol-housos and polioy-shops woro tolorated. Tho Commissionors of Accounts have mado an exnmination of tho books of tho Oharity'Com. mieston, and mako n roport, showing frroguluri- ties in distributing eupplies, decoit in making returns, frauds in letling contracts, an altora- tion of 'tho books, and. overything iu a general muddle. B HORTUARY. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune, Semnarizy, O. Hopt. 4.—Tho Rov. T. A, Morrig, D. D., Souior Bithop of tho Methodist Epiecopal Church,'was buried thig afterncon, tho funoral sorvice being attondod by tho mos ominent divines of tho Mothodist” Episcopal Church of tho Bteto, Tho Rov, Dr. Mailoy do- livored o biographical. skotch of the decensed, and enlogies woro pronounced by tho Roy, Dr, Morrlck, tho Itev.-J. -F. Wright, and othovs, Bighop Morvle wih. born in Wost Virgioln, n 1790, aud was oledted! Bishop in 1830, | ol i i Ay AlD FOR-GRASSHOPPER SUFFERERS. Spactal Disaleh'to The (hicaao U'rivune, [ZOsraa, Nob,,.Hept. . 4—A muss-moeting wan Lokt in tliof Q\%fi;\llouuu to-night, and & socisty formed to roliovl tho sullerers by grasshoppers, ‘Fhio river tior of countios, und Exstern Nobroska onerally, heveafunidint crops, but thoe Ropub- fim\u Vnhd i ptladdontard, Bherman, Valley, and Laylor Countibu} i t‘i;: Northwost, have sultered overely, &jd qy, forvarded liborally aud promptly, - 7 ARKAMNSAS tag HTUTIONAL CONVENTION. Lrrrek Rock, Ark.,”Hopt. 4,—~1Tho Oouvontlon comploted “the Oppstitution to-day, with the ox- coption of Gno ‘mfi:a bfilugn%“fihiu‘lfin\rlu ha made to-mo) L L ) prol ly adjourn on Mouday, it \.‘J"s T HRAIST. BISHOP. 1623 Tho Rov. A, Carman, - NEV, Naranes, Onl 1 D. D, Presjio q%{ Lollogo, was {o-n, alitel ;"iscuywtgfi;&:tmm Libiseopat Bt . ob Ohurch of Quygldrg b « A Lttt More Glilér Lao?? Ithe Now York I¥or(d oxpaffatos on tho morlts of oidor, whiok it {8 the fasbion it éaysto deride, “I¥pbéscugions, or hold chenp j a llquor at onoe oxhilaraling, palatable, and wholesomo: . . B **Numbers of porsons lavo quito restored theolr biliary syatom to Lealth by », couplo of glasoos of ¢idor dnily, and a8 rogards ono torrls o phinée of malady the fact hins béon agnit and again nttosted that 1t i unknown in cldor-drinle- ing countries. Cidor, wo are told, 18 also admir- ably ndoptod ag o mafn ingredlont in mixed drinko. ‘Mhoro is no Lottor ‘cup’ than cider cup, and many profor it to that mado with olarot, A quert’of older mixed with & large bottlo of soda water, rome shorry or brandy, and lemon, with a bugo lum]w of olear ico flontiug in fx"“x’“{z"v"“' isn drink whioh leavos nothing to bo losired, ORIME, Iaised Certificates of Stock, Poranvnrina, Sept. 4.—A numbor of raleed cortificates of stook wore. brought to light through nn fnvestigation of the nffalrs of tho Contral ¥iro Insurance Company. Thoy aro aa followa: Tivos of Philadolphia & Reading, all originolly for ono sharo, but raised to 100, 200, oud 800; fivo of tho Pennsylvania Rallroad, five of tho Lohigh Valloy, threo of tho Contral of Now Joraay, and ono of the United Companiea of Now Jorsoy. On ono of tho raisod cor- tifiostes tho " Union Danking Company hsd lonned 810,000, The Roading shatos waore transforred on tho books of that Company by J. N, Elbort, who ia soid to havo boon a broker of insuranco comprolos. 'Tho Contral Insuranco Company makos a statomont tbis aftornoon that its Prosidont bad subscribed for & largo smount of ntock, and, in ordor {o pay his subsoription, proposed to Elbort to raiso tho monoy nocessary, and that be gava Elbort his noto with inauranca stoclk a8 collatoral; thot Elbors nformod the Proardont that ho hiad orodited him with $128,000, and tho Prosident thon pald the Company for tho stock by o chock drawn on Elbort for that amount, Tho Finance Committeo divcoted Bl bort to invont the amonnt Iu railvoad scouritios, whioh ho did, said socuritios bocoming ussets of the Compnuy. An investigation Ly the State Insurauce Cormissioner rovosled tho fact that tho rallroad cortificatos had beon raised, Tho Compnny sssorts thnt the atock ropresontod by eaid cortificates hns been seoured, snd that the assota of tho Company aro more thon four timoa suffioient to pay nfl labilitios. The Gardner Murder at Henryviilo, And. JTrrrensosvirue, Ind,, Sopt. 4.—At the exami- natlon trial yestordsy, Olark ond Lewis wero Lield for the murder of August Garduer, who was tied to tho railrond-track. Thoy woro ecnt from Henryvillo to tho , Charlestown Jail under o strong guard, last night. It is ‘reportod that counsgel for tho dofendnnts will apply for o writ of hnlmns‘cnmu& Should such an attempt bo made, it is thought tho Vigilsnco Committoo will hang thom. 1t the Lol ttoo nttompt to tnko them from the Charlestown Jait it is mont Jikoly o fearfal fight will follow, ay it fu said tho Bliorift is determiued to protoct the prisonors ab all hazards, Attempted Roblery, 4 Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. CrowN PoiNT, Ind,, Sopt. 4.~Lnst night as Br. E. Chureb, o prominont merchent cf this placo, was on his way homo from his placo of business, o wag knocked down, and, if ho had pot boen blessed with o good pair of lungs, would havo boon robbed, He had on his person ot tho timo 8160 in monoy and soveral hundred dollars in drafts, Ilis nesallants woro two sus- iofous characters who camo hero on tho train rom Ohicago last Thursday morning, and wero pointed out to our citizens by thoe train mon as orgons that would bear watchivg, Our town gns boon overrun by thioves and vagabonds from tho ity for somo timo, aud, thongh somo of thom have beon caught and fmprisoned, it doos not appoar to deter othors from coming. Alleged Murderers Elcld for Trials Special Lnsvatch to Tha Chicago Tribuns, DesMorngs, In, Bopt. 4—Tloward snd his wife, snd Ricord, whoso proliminary trisl for the murdor of Johuson took place to-day, woro held t0 apponr at tho noxt term of tho Disttict Court, and, under the lato act, Lail was yofused. The uut‘mony to-day was strongly againat thom. ‘Ehe Evans Defalention. Hannisoung, Pa., Sopt. 4.—Tho application of Qeorge 0. Evaus for discharge undor tho ingol« vout laws of tho Commonwealth has beon con- tinued until tho 1st 0f Docomber. Evans is under bail in the samoe amount as heretoforo. A Landlord Shoots o Tonant. Speectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribtine, Wavroy, 1nd., Sopt 4.—A man named Rouch, livieg 8 milea from horo, got into o qurrrel yos- tordny with s tonant on his farm nomed Hill, about o flold of whoat. Touch fired at Hill with & gun, nlm!nF at his hoad. Rouch's wife struck tho gua In timo to turn tho shot into hig bip. Ho will hardly recover. - The Mysterious End of Five Men. From the Denver News, Aug. 28, It is not o very long ago that it waa chronicled in these columns how o party by the name of Packor had arrived at Del Norte, declaring he wns tho solo survivor of a party of six that had atarted early in tho epring from Utah for the Ban Jusn mines, tho rost having killed and eaton onoh othor to preservo themsclves from starva- tion. According fo advicea from that point, Tacker's story las been found so far true that his five companions have been killed, but thoro in every rosson.to "“"fig‘“’ they have boen mur- dored by him for the sako of plunder, Bome two wooks ago, Capt. 0. H., Graham, of Det Norto, whils prospecting on the south branch of the Guunison, camo neross tho corpses of flvo mon lying in gomo brush, at tho foot of o lofty piuo tree ina uacludcdvn‘loy. ‘Tho bodies wero ‘all more or less mutilated, " The head of ono had been sovered from tho body; the hend of anothor was badly crushed, while tho flcah lind been cut in hugo ‘'masses from the breast, tunifihs, and fleshy part of tho logs of all, an batlot-holes gapod in tho rogion of their stilled- foraver hionrts, The bodies of two wercin o L)orl’ecb state of progorvation, €0 83 to o eosily recogmized, but the romaining three were mutilated eo that their own mothers would oot have known thow. Noar ono of tho hodiea was an open pocket-book, in which was n mutilated note in favor of Isrnel Bwan, for §500, but besides soveral blankets and tin oups, no othor porsonal proporty of auy kind 'was o bo scon. 'Cho discoverers of tliis foarful crimo did not attompt to alter tho condition of tho bodios, but started for Baguache, whero Paker, notwithstanding bis caunibnlistlo story, Dind boon confined, Ho hnd, howaver, just bo- foro contrivod to oscapo, and is supposed to liavo sloped for Now Moxico. Thaore scems but littte doubt that tho fiva dead bodicn aro thoso of Georgo Noon, James Humphrey, Sam Doll, Tsrael Bwan, and —— Fyauk, with whom Packer started from Salt Lako. This, too, doon not seom.to be the first nesnssi- natlon Packer is credited with hnving committod. Tour years ago he iaenid to bave killed throbd mon on the Divido, in 1l Paso County, tho Bher- iff of which offors a reward of 8600 for his hoad for doing tho samo. The Bheriff of Bagnacho nlyo advertigos srownrd of $200 for Ius arrost -and return to th&d place. Who desoription de- elarea him to bo o stocky, thick-sot mau, 6 foot 8 inchios in hoight, nnd about 80 years ofd. Two of bis front tooth nro wanting, and the fivet and fonrth fingors of tho loft band. «The fact of tho flesh boing cut in the manner aboye describod, off tho bodios found by Oapt. QGrahom, might seom to give curroucy to tha iden that Packor's atory wak partly truo, and that o killod thom to avold atarvation, but thoro aro onough game and berriea in that dlatriet of country to render- such cannibalistio mensuros nnnecossary, and the faok that no artiolo of ynlno was found on eithier of the dead confirng the thoory thet thoy wero murdered for thor carth- —— ar Onyo Locked Faw, From the New York Herald, Tho disease of locked Jasy i4 common enongh in tho practica of noarly ovory physician, but tho following vaso is Bo pooultar in tho maln features that n recital of tho olreumatancoy will be found of mora then ordinary. ntorost : On Thursday last Ileinrich Ellcubcfi;er n_carponter by trado, whilo at homo forrhls dinnor at noon, noticod ihatit was only with diffoutty he could open his mouth to mastioato his food.” o thought noth~ ing of iv at the (lmenind “finfohed the meal, - In tho oveniug, atier-the conclusion of his day's Iabor, ho_triod *to ~catdanio soup, but found it impoenible to h\nnrb;g‘v apoon in lils mouth, The soup way pouttd Jdutoacup finully, and ho euceeedod in” pualipwing it, but ho was unablo to et meat &F any solid food, All night long ho sufforod fromspoting pains and oo easionnl convuledofisp it wag not thought o ccamu?v to eummonta physioinn, By noon of Triduy tho pain und thd] difipulty tn eating had inereneed 1o such an L thut ho wou sont to 8t, Franols' Houpital, 4n Lifth stroot, botwoon Avoyues B.ond O, D ol of this thoe he hind nut ot cousoiousneas, and on bis arrival at tho hospital ho atatod to tho phveioian in ate Pocu tondance that ho could not xomembor Laving boon cnt or hurt at any timo, not even in tho slightest degroe, A caroful oxamination was mado, but not o markof suykind conld Lo found to which tho origin of tho digoaso contd Do tracod, This fact, no woll, se tho souto -and pudden mannor of ' tho nt- taok, withont any promonitory symptoms whatover, constitute tho peoutlar fontaros of tho caso, Dirogoft, the ominout Itussiau surgoon who nccompanlod tho Russian army through the Crimonn War, montions only eight cases in all Lis practico. Larroy, surgoon to Napolaon I. who acoompanied the Emporor throughont sil of tho Nnpoloonie campaignn, montiona sovoral casos parallol to tho abovo, but they dld not all como undor his porsonal obsoryation. Indoed, 80 raroly doon o case of this kind ocour, that in all tho hospitalaof Now York, where thoussuds of patlonta ara constantly heing troatad, it a not onco 1 o yenr that o cano like tho above is de- velopod. “Whon the roporter visited tho honpital yostorday, tho, patlout wns lying on cot, his wifo' boing in attondance. Tha musolos of his faco, partlenlarly thowo uzed in masticating food, woro stiff and hard, as woro algp tho mitsoles of tho back and abdomen, At tho roquest of tho physiclan ho ondoavored to opon his mouth, but the offort onitsed o apasm swhich soomed to mnlto his wholo framwe vibrate. His_body and limba woro rlfild, 80 much so that in nmnf him it wan liko ralsing a log of wood. Ono or two of bis lower teoth hinve boon frac- tured, and through this orifleo a tubo is ingorted and liquid nourishmont administerod, The treat mont adopted {8 warm Dbaths, in which tho pa- tlont romnina an hour. Chloroform is thon nd. ministored, and undor its influonco tho muscles rolax, His condition is considored dangorous, but not hopoless, Tha uufortunnte mau has o wife nnd flvo obildron dopendont nrnn him, o i .maid to be striotly sobor and industrious, and Lias always enjoyod tho bost of health, DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. Four Mon Shockingly Burncd nt the Hridgeport Stoel Worlkts —Ono of Thom Wil Probably Dice A chocking nocidont ocourred ot the stocl workn of tho Ohicago Plate and Bar Mill Com- pany, at' the corner of Archor and Ashland nvonnos, yostorday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and wos causod by tho upsotting of o large ladle filled withjmeltod;motal. Four workmoen—Aichaol Doylo, Maurico Connell, Michao! Madigan, and John Burns—wore torribly burned, The hot motal truck Medigan on tho shouldors, and lit- orally burled itsolf inhia flogh. IHis injurics will probably result in doath. . Connoll sud Burng were burnod on tho back, choulders, and arms, and Doylo nbout tho brosst sud back. Burns was romoved to his homo, No. 2 Muller stroot, whero ho linsa wifoond sevoral childron, aud the others wero tolon to tho boarding-hotisa of Martin Bowen, on'the corner_of Ashland avenuo and Mullor strect. Dr. Higgings nnd the Rev, Tathor Grogan wore called to ationd tho injured men, and did all in their power to rendor them comfortablo, Madigan {8 tho only opo danger- ously burned, €o {ar as could bo dotormined Tnst night, but tho others are in o procarious condi- tion, and tho result of thelr injurics cannot be forotold. ‘Tho accidont wau cnusod by some dofect in tho working of the machinoery used to clovate {he Indlo, which was_{ipped over beforo tho unfor- tupnto men lad t to cscapo, Thero wero othor workman in clogo proximity to the luga Iadle when thometal camo streamiug from it and throatonod to ongulf tho injured onds in a son of firo and roast them alivo. Cheir oscape from a drondtul death was indeed mirsculous. LATE LOCAL ITEMS. An inquest was hold on tho Dbody of Elliot L. Ward yestorday, and o vordict of death from auieido rondored. Doceased’s wito tostifled that ho was & confirmed drunkard, and that sho had beon competled to support bim for some timo past. Deconsed took morphine whilo laboring under a dojected stalo of mind, at 177 Monroo street.. . d A young man named Willism Constantine waa argeated Inst ovoning by Dotectivo Dannis Sim- mons, ou tho chargo of obtaiutug moncy under falue protenaes. Cbarles Drodic is tho com- ‘plaluont, and nllegos that tho prisoner procured mouoy at a bank after making falso represonta- tions, KILLED DY THE OARS, Teano A, Fisk, formerly a hurdwaro merchant at Lomont, and ougaged in tho livery businces in this oity, was run over by the 0 o’clock ox- ross traln on the Chivugo, Alton & St. Lonis Ylnilrnml, Thuredny night, and ILilled. Ho af- tompted _to jump from tho train whilo it was |* pagsing Lomont, Tho accident was not known on the train ot tho timo, and Mr. Fisk laid ou the ground until 4 o'clock yosterday morning, when Lo was discovered, Coromor Btophens hold an inquost, aud & verdict of accidental denth was foturued. Doconsed wan well known 28 an upright citizon, —_— Double Murder in St. Potorsburge Tho Voiz giyes an account of a terriblo double murdor committed In Bf. Potorsburg by a eor- geant do villo napmed Philip Astakliov. Tho victima wore Dr. TFroet, a practitioncr well Jmown and much rospectod, and_his cook, with ‘whom Astakhiov was in love, and, it saoms, bo- como joslous of the Doctor, who a8 a widower of 48 yoors of ago. After having committed the double erimo, Astalthov remained in the Doc- tor's room, where ho kopt his knife pointed at his own broast, and threatened to himealf if an attompt wore mado by tho polico'to capture bim. Thoy triod to drench him with water and to throw snufl into his eyes, but ho held his po- sition for fivo hours. At length hoe capitulated to Gen, Tropov in porson, nud was with somo |- difoulty disarmed and lodyed in prison. MARRIAGES. SHUDATD_MULDOON-—-On tho 18th day of Au Wl 3 RDArd s et Mtldoonsof Sricatn £¥ Princaton papers please copy. BOGUE—_BELDEN--On Wednesday, Bopt. 8 at tho roaidonco of ‘Fhomus at, 1031 Wabaali-ay.,"by Dr. R, W. Pattorson, Oswoll Bogue and Mrs, Graco O. Beldon, all of Chifeago, d o, Cathod: fIT1~MERIGOLD—Thuesday, ot tho Cathodral of S Hotr an el Bl Trov: Ganon Tcsiowlos, Allss Liwa L, Smith and William A, Morigold, P AL st ot ¥ liln ¥ ., L, 8, v, 2 Hard: Dt b Thotas Ne Janiosan; of Ohloag, A AUOTION SALES. By GLO, 1, 2 y Y % 1ot & COu AT N On BATURDAY, Bn?\ H‘: nfi'fi ¥ 8 Crates W, &, CROCKERY. Pasiorand Utinmbor Hotte n groat varaty, Blsck Walnt Hodsiosds and - No Wlint-Nots, i 7 oo Bathiownd Wood Top Tabi Droesing Oasce, Ttooliors, > Raxtonsion 7 Gioo Dosks, Mirrors, Bhow Cnaos, s, ook Unses, Blatt oot 3 gty o1, A EOHGT b, aonE & g Sale of Open and Top Buggies AT ATCTION, THIS MORNING, AT il O'CLOOK PROMPT, GRO. P. GORE & Sana o Wb ar. DRY GOODS. Thoe next Regnlar Catalogno Auction Sale, Taesdsy, Sept. 8, at § 1-2 2, m, Anat s of O Gloths, and Caseimsros, A e S e o 3 car, a.x.J' ‘Onia’ Ghssey Moltor, and Flannel Ovorabisis, Gars Fatiba: Yot skt 1s, and Undorwnar, Em.:'m:u:.‘hifl'.%‘.‘:“a.;',:‘ i rimmod. Hats, Notlons, Ktso, an oxten attraotton in LINEN GOODS, exportod by Bfesars, Jolin Wilson & Oo, (3 Trolaud), conslste i 0F TSt Diasekey no vense Napkind, Takloe 1ng e Yronte, dor: ok Gl ot T, o e llaoof Lluoas o CARPETS. Full lino, as sual, at 11 atetook, GE0. P, Gonr & 0o, 8a0d 1 Wabashav. We Shall Offer at Auction, On Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 9 1-2 5, m;, THE LARGIST 8TOOK OF BOOTS, _SHOES, SLIPPERS ‘Bvyor offored in this city., In addition to ZE&?,““’ of tho :onnfir #alo, wo lhqfll c\gg ut 0 Entire Stock of Henry Hobein, DEALER IN BOOTS AND SHOES, “Who is rotiring from businoas, and whoso stock of $8,000 worth of well-assorted goods of ull grades will be sold. G GEC. P.GORE & €O, 3200 70 Wabiastiav. Tharsdny,-Sept. 10, Anction Bale of Dy Goods, Dress Goods, Notious, Hosiery, Underwear, &c. Ha! 1 Oape, Whita Gi L 3 e R e T Qvorshiria, Jaokota, Lo, CARPES, WILMERDING, HOGUET & CO, AITION HOTE. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, SEPT. 8, 0, AND 11, ' ENTIRE STOCK PATON & CO. WILL BE SOLD Without Reserve, 341 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, WILMERDING, TOGUET & CO, By ELISON, POMNEROY & CO, VALUABLE Gontral Real Estats AT AUCTION. Baturday Afternoon, Sept. 6, at 3 oolock, Yo will scll, on tho. ground, Lot 8, Block 41, School Sao- tioo Addition to Uhluleu, boing 8, I£, corner Matlier and Jaflorson-sta., 50 {oot froat on Matherst. Alto, Lot i7, Dlock 41, same Additlon, 50 feat Ironton Polk-st., be tween Jeiforson aud Cliuton-sts.. Balo poxbmlm)r{. Title parfect. Torma eaays sl bo anuionond at anto. ELISON, POMIROY & CO., Anctioneo 81 and 83 1tandolpl Bankrupt Sale Ot staok of GROORRIES, LIQUORS, CROOKERY, 2K o B DA AT ENNCON, Hobt. b st3o'olock, Tho entiro stock of Grucerios, £o., I BTORH NO, 168 MILWAUKEE-AV. and-hona o, Tibiam: Sold by opderot W, Tt BEVIRN, Asisgon, DLATIIS, BUTTERS & C0.S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, OWRN—Friday morning, Bopt. 4, Winuifrod Owon, y wifs of John It. Owen. 2 tho th fnst., feom tho f; Tanoral'on Satarday, tho Gth tnat,, from the fawily sutdonco, S8 Ga MONIOHOLAS~Mary Aun, Infaut dsughter of John e aaon s, Galrary to-day, from. rosldene o 3 454 Worh Faslorates 5 11 0oiobk & ie. Felonds of Tamdly ave taviicd 4 attoud. | ATATICINS—AL 341 albortat, Sopt 3, Willsm Har. i oral Bnday, 6lh, by cara to Calvary Gomotory, at 1 Trlends aro tnvited, £5° Boston, Phusdoiplis, ond Wilminglon papors Ploaso copse y MURILY—Sept. 0, Brldgot Marry, wito of Collusn P oF otk hor fato conldonce, 351 Thisday,q & 3 los Iato roldence, 8v.0 Batuse day, Hopt. 5, at 11 o'clook, ¥ BRt DRAKE-Sept, 4, at 3a. m., Olar Qetngs B snk o O Broke g’ montha. Tuneral from 75 Flournoy- daughter of yoars and 3 -+ Bopt, 6, at1p. i, SATURDAY MORNING, SIEPT. 5, at3:3 O'OLK, at, 108 ast Afadison'st., ‘Haudsome Medinm aud Conmon Fruifure, ] , Planos, Molodeony, Ta- AT R AT olacks o L G &0 Austiinoors. THREL.MINUTE HORSH, BIDE BPRING TOP BUGQGY, LADIES’ ENGLISH SADDLE, ING, Sept, b, at 11 olock, roor of T DA T N, Bebibnms, o ) fusr old o and kind, oan trot in S minutos; o sido Tax Top Luggy, ' Kngils! Obloago bulltp} Lugieh FPAIHILS & 0., Auotioneers. TUNCLAIMED FREIGHT, Mondar mornin, Eopt. , 44108 East Madisonst, Face tioularsiu Trighge (CUBUFTERY & 0., Auctioncors. WS & BUTT MEDIOAL, For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTIIING SYRUP hna boon usad for abiflidron with never-falllug succoss, It correats ncid- 315 of tho stamnack, rolievos wind colle, requlatos tha baws ols, ource dyscntery and dinrches, whother aviaiug from teothing or otbor caucos. Au old and woll-tried romeds's For all Purposes of a Family Liniment, THIE TIOUSEHOLD PANACE nd tnvalus, Dl Trumedinio Fritof il ol s e sl Sosen oF paln fu tho stunach, bowols, or aldo: rhowmat inm, colio, i, cotdy, spratus, aud brulsos, or ntornal sndoxtonial wso, Children Often Look Pale and Sick From no other oauso than linving worms in tho stomaalt, BROWN'S VERMIFUGHK COMUITH will dostroy wortns vithoutinfury to tha olfld, ol porfeotly WInTE, and froa from wll colorfug or othor lnjuslous ingredlonts usn- olly used in worm proparations, Kold by all druggtsta. 23 conta u box, AUOTION SALES, AR AA AR NN A By WILLIS, FLYNN & CO,y 195 and 197 Rundoipliste RIEGULAR BATURDAY ALK, Sopt- 8, ob 05 o'olock EHOUSBEEOLD GOODS Of avory dosoription, Aleo, ‘h;‘n Ujm!l", Bar-room Flx. s iy A A A donsos FOR SALE, sy ORI b o P, ¥.CASEY, 41 & 43 FIFTH-AV,, Keop on I . t assortment 1 tho alty of Now erpenhanlas Durniture, Carpots, Tidding tllos Douks, Countars, ‘Show-Ossen, Bholvlag, Al au Wasr Hozus, houalit s0d solds Sale of New Miscellaneous Books, MONDAY A,};(‘}zfll‘(floffi.mgep:. 7, at3o%lock, atouy Balusroous, {585 MEUFTHIGS & CO., Austiouoors. By L, ROCKWELL, GREAT CLEARING-OUT SALE Of FURNITURE aad HOUBIHOLD (00DS, ot Atioe tlon, on Haturday, Sopt. 6, ot D3 o'clack a. it > Ttlo covnrtnorship horofofars’ axisting wnder tho firm nnine of Marrison, Hookwell & Williams Uas boa dfss 20lved by mutusl consunt, "Thia vndorsigid Wil cuntini (o bustnoss at 10 old atand, 201 and g Jiast Madisorte i, hueing boau appuinlad o eltlo wi i .y 0 1310 firm, wil ko s GRAND OLI¢ AN RALI of Tlonsshold Goody and Goneral Marn! Thts fe tho largost mud most sitractiva stock of goeds 1 tho clly, consiating In part of Klogent Larlor and Ubamie boe Sots, Ollico Doxka, ‘Tabios, Lawngas, Plinay Usigaiis Haw Cablues, Wleed Wablcy, Baniiy M:‘u:llihl;z‘,";‘m orioral Slorchiandise, Buyors should atond . o L. ROOKWELL, At 10 O’Cloclk To-Day, WILL BELL STO0K OF Notions and Plated Cioar Cages. 2 18, Also, a lobof MISOELLANEOUS li?‘lll_)_UKW)CLL ey By BRUSIE, SON & CO., Balosroom 41 sud 40 Houths Canal-at, SATURDAY, Bopt. f, at 108, ., o ahall sall FUR. NTPURE ot ol ki omes Bt it alarbla-tnn Ohasbos Tiodatoa Comiod ard aud kxt, , Loungus, Hale Mattrussen i¢ and Woolon Cargots, Oool 782 irusse cromn and_ Kitehon Yarnlie, Hioros, 15‘:’;3:1!::!‘!‘:‘1- two Balouny. -Show Ua nli"l. hil'fil Iflo,llln{, OA:IIHIXBH, Bhalvl ot Primo Hons, o tistea of PUBRUSH soN & 00., Avotiousors. FURNITURE, — Dlzl‘lth(‘!‘l'l‘nllllnt-n, 220 }!1:-“' , at4p. m., coutents of above heuss, ase f Lousehiold Goads, Must bo od at sortmont of Lousshiplt Goads, Mo g tomered st cncey